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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>pg_recvlogical</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal" /><link rel="next" href="app-pgrestore.html" title="pg_restore" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center"><span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span></th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="reference-client.html" title="PostgreSQL Client Applications">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">PostgreSQL Client Applications</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 16.3 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-pgrestore.html" title="pg_restore">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="refentry" id="APP-PGRECVLOGICAL"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.9.4.17.1" class="indexterm"></a><div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span></span></h2><p>pg_recvlogical — control <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> logical decoding streams</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p id="id-1.9.4.17.4.1"><code class="command">pg_recvlogical</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em>...]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
   <code class="command">pg_recvlogical</code> controls logical decoding replication
   slots and streams data from such replication slots.
  </p><p>
   It creates a replication-mode connection, so it is subject to the same
   constraints as <a class="xref" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal"><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">pg_receivewal</span></span></a>, plus those for logical
   replication (see <a class="xref" href="logicaldecoding.html" title="Chapter 49. Logical Decoding">Chapter 49</a>).
  </p><p>
   <code class="command">pg_recvlogical</code> has no equivalent to the logical decoding
   SQL interface's peek and get modes. It sends replay confirmations for
   data lazily as it receives it and on clean exit. To examine pending data on
    a slot without consuming it, use
   <a class="link" href="functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-REPLICATION" title="9.27.6. Replication Management Functions"><code class="function">pg_logical_slot_peek_changes</code></a>.
  </p><p>
   In the absence of fatal errors, <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span>
   will run until terminated by the <span class="systemitem">SIGINT</span>
   (<span class="keycap"><strong>Control</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>C</strong></span>)
   or <span class="systemitem">SIGTERM</span> signal.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.6"><h2>Options</h2><p>
    At least one of the following options must be specified to select an action:

    </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--create-slot</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Create a new logical replication slot with the name specified by
        <code class="option">--slot</code>, using the output plugin specified by
        <code class="option">--plugin</code>, for the database specified
        by <code class="option">--dbname</code>.
       </p><p>
        The <code class="option">--two-phase</code> can be specified with
        <code class="option">--create-slot</code> to enable decoding of prepared transactions.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--drop-slot</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Drop the replication slot with the name specified
        by <code class="option">--slot</code>, then exit.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--start</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Begin streaming changes from the logical replication slot specified
        by <code class="option">--slot</code>, continuing until terminated by a
        signal. If the server side change stream ends with a server shutdown
        or disconnect, retry in a loop unless
        <code class="option">--no-loop</code> is specified.
       </p><p>
        The stream format is determined by the output plugin specified when
        the slot was created.
       </p><p>
        The connection must be to the same database used to create the slot.
       </p></dd></dl></div><p>
   </p><p>
    <code class="option">--create-slot</code> and <code class="option">--start</code> can be
    specified together.  <code class="option">--drop-slot</code> cannot be combined with
    another action.
   </p><p>
    The following command-line options control the location and format of the
    output and other replication behavior:

    </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>lsn</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--endpos=<em class="replaceable"><code>lsn</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        In <code class="option">--start</code> mode, automatically stop replication
        and exit with normal exit status 0 when receiving reaches the
        specified LSN.  If specified when not in <code class="option">--start</code>
        mode, an error is raised.
       </p><p>
        If there's a record with LSN exactly equal to <em class="replaceable"><code>lsn</code></em>,
        the record will be output.
       </p><p>
        The <code class="option">--endpos</code> option is not aware of transaction
        boundaries and may truncate output partway through a transaction.
        Any partially output transaction will not be consumed and will be
        replayed again when the slot is next read from. Individual messages
        are never truncated.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--file=<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Write received and decoded transaction data into this
        file. Use <code class="literal">-</code> for <span class="systemitem">stdout</span>.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>interval_seconds</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--fsync-interval=<em class="replaceable"><code>interval_seconds</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Specifies how often <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> should
        issue <code class="function">fsync()</code> calls to ensure the output file is
        safely flushed to disk.
       </p><p>
        The server will occasionally request the client to perform a flush and
        report the flush position to the server.  This setting is in addition
        to that, to perform flushes more frequently.
       </p><p>
        Specifying an interval of <code class="literal">0</code> disables
        issuing <code class="function">fsync()</code> calls altogether, while still
        reporting progress to the server.  In this case, data could be lost in
        the event of a crash.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-I <em class="replaceable"><code>lsn</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--startpos=<em class="replaceable"><code>lsn</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        In <code class="option">--start</code> mode, start replication from the given
        LSN.  For details on the effect of this, see the documentation
        in <a class="xref" href="logicaldecoding.html" title="Chapter 49. Logical Decoding">Chapter 49</a>
        and <a class="xref" href="protocol-replication.html" title="55.4. Streaming Replication Protocol">Section 55.4</a>. Ignored in other modes.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--if-not-exists</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Do not error out when <code class="option">--create-slot</code> is specified
        and a slot with the specified name already exists.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-n</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--no-loop</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        When the connection to the server is lost, do not retry in a loop, just exit.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>[=<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>]</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--option=<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>[=<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>]</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Pass the option <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> to the output plugin with,
        if specified, the option value <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>. Which
        options exist and their effects depends on the used output plugin.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-P <em class="replaceable"><code>plugin</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--plugin=<em class="replaceable"><code>plugin</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        When creating a slot, use the specified logical decoding output
        plugin. See <a class="xref" href="logicaldecoding.html" title="Chapter 49. Logical Decoding">Chapter 49</a>. This option has no
        effect if the slot already exists.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>interval_seconds</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--status-interval=<em class="replaceable"><code>interval_seconds</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        This option has the same effect as the option of the same name
        in <a class="xref" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal"><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">pg_receivewal</span></span></a>.  See the description there.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>slot_name</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--slot=<em class="replaceable"><code>slot_name</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
        In <code class="option">--start</code> mode, use the existing logical replication slot named
        <em class="replaceable"><code>slot_name</code></em>. In <code class="option">--create-slot</code>
        mode, create the slot with this name. In <code class="option">--drop-slot</code>
        mode, delete the slot with this name.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-t</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--two-phase</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Enables decoding of prepared transactions. This option may only be specified with
        <code class="option">--create-slot</code>
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-v</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--verbose</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Enables verbose mode.
       </p></dd></dl></div><p>
   </p><p>
    The following command-line options control the database connection parameters.

    </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-d <em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--dbname=<em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
         The database to connect to.  See the description
         of the actions for what this means in detail.
         The <em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em> can be a <a class="link" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING" title="34.1.1. Connection Strings">connection string</a>.  If so,
         connection string parameters will override any conflicting
         command line options.  Defaults to the user name.
        </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-h <em class="replaceable"><code>hostname-or-ip</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--host=<em class="replaceable"><code>hostname-or-ip</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
         Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is
         running.  If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the
         directory for the Unix domain socket. The default is taken
         from the <code class="envar">PGHOST</code> environment variable, if set,
         else a Unix domain socket connection is attempted.
        </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--port=<em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
         Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
         extension on which the server is listening for connections.
         Defaults to the <code class="envar">PGPORT</code> environment variable, if
         set, or a compiled-in default.
        </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-U <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--username=<em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
         User name to connect as.  Defaults to current operating system user
         name.
        </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-w</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--no-password</code></span></dt><dd><p>
         Never issue a password prompt.  If the server requires
         password authentication and a password is not available by
         other means such as a <code class="filename">.pgpass</code> file, the
         connection attempt will fail.  This option can be useful in
         batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
         password.
        </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-W</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--password</code></span></dt><dd><p>
         Force <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> to prompt for a
         password before connecting to a database.
        </p><p>
         This option is never essential, since
         <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> will automatically prompt
         for a password if the server demands password authentication.
         However, <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> will waste a
         connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
         In some cases it is worth typing <code class="option">-W</code> to avoid the extra
         connection attempt.
        </p></dd></dl></div><p>
   </p><p>
    The following additional options are available:

    </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-V</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--version</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Print the <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> version and exit.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-?</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--help</code></span></dt><dd><p>
         Show help about <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> command line
         arguments, and exit.
        </p></dd></dl></div><p>
   </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.7"><h2>Exit Status</h2><p>
   <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> will exit with status 0 when
   terminated by the <span class="systemitem">SIGINT</span> or
   <span class="systemitem">SIGTERM</span> signal.  (That is the
   normal way to end it.  Hence it is not an error.)  For fatal errors or
   other signals, the exit status will be nonzero.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.8"><h2>Environment</h2><p>
   This utility, like most other <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> utilities,
   uses the environment variables supported by <span class="application">libpq</span>
   (see <a class="xref" href="libpq-envars.html" title="34.15. Environment Variables">Section 34.15</a>).
  </p><p>
   The environment variable <code class="envar">PG_COLOR</code> specifies whether to use
   color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are
   <code class="literal">always</code>, <code class="literal">auto</code> and
   <code class="literal">never</code>.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.9"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
   <span class="application">pg_recvlogical</span> will preserve group permissions on
   the received WAL files if group permissions are enabled on the source
   cluster.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.10"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
   See <a class="xref" href="logicaldecoding-example.html" title="49.1. Logical Decoding Examples">Section 49.1</a> for an example.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.17.11"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal"><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">pg_receivewal</span></span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="reference-client.html" title="PostgreSQL Client Applications">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-pgrestore.html" title="pg_restore">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span class="application">pg_receivewal</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 16.3 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span class="application">pg_restore</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>