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pg_archivecleanup — Remove old WAL archive files in PostgreSQL. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/curre
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pg_archivecleanup command: Remove old WAL archive files in PostgreSQL. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgarchivecleanup.html>.Solution
pg_archivecleanup — Remove old WAL archive files in PostgreSQL. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgarchivecleanup.html>.Clean an archive directory up to a given WAL file:
pg_archivecleanup {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Perform a dry run (list files that would be removed without actually doing it):
pg_archivecleanup {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Strip a file extension before deciding deletion:
pg_archivecleanup {{[-x|--strip-extension]}} {{extension}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Remove backup history files too:
pg_archivecleanup {{[-b|--clean-backup-history]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Enable debug logging output:
pg_archivecleanup {{[-d|--debug]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Code Snippets
Clean an archive directory up to a given WAL file
pg_archivecleanup {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Perform a dry run (list files that would be removed without actually doing it)
pg_archivecleanup {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Strip a file extension before deciding deletion
pg_archivecleanup {{[-x|--strip-extension]}} {{extension}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Remove backup history files too
pg_archivecleanup {{[-b|--clean-backup-history]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Enable debug logging output
pg_archivecleanup {{[-d|--debug]}} {{path/to/archive}} {{path/to/walfile}}Context
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