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><H2
>Name</H2
>pg_test_fsync&nbsp;--&nbsp;determine fastest wal_sync_method for <SPAN
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>PostgreSQL</SPAN
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>Synopsis</H2
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><TT
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>pg_test_fsync</TT
> [<TT
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>option</I
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>Description</H2
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>  <SPAN
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>pg_test_fsync</SPAN
> is intended to give you a reasonable
  idea of what the fastest <A
HREF="runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-WAL-SYNC-METHOD"
>wal_sync_method</A
> is on your
  specific system,
  as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an identified I/O
  problem.  However, differences shown by
  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>pg_test_fsync</SPAN
> might not make any significant
  difference in real database throughput, especially since many database servers
  are not speed-limited by their transaction logs.
  <SPAN
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>pg_test_fsync</SPAN
> reports average file sync operation
  time in microseconds for each <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>wal_sync_method</TT
>, which can also be used to
  inform efforts to optimize the value of <A
HREF="runtime-config-wal.html#GUC-COMMIT-DELAY"
>commit_delay</A
>.
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>    <SPAN
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    command-line options:

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><TT
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>-f</TT
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>--filename</TT
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>        Specifies the file name to write test data in.
        This file should be in the same file system that the
        <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>pg_xlog</TT
> directory is or will be placed in.
        (<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>pg_xlog</TT
> contains the <ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>WAL</ACRONYM
> files.)
        The default is <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>pg_test_fsync.out</TT
> in the current
        directory.
       </P
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><DT
><TT
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>-s</TT
><BR><TT
CLASS="OPTION"
>--secs-per-test</TT
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>        Specifies the number of seconds for each test.  The more time
        per test, the greater the test's accuracy, but the longer it takes
        to run.  The default is 5 seconds, which allows the program to
        complete in under 2 minutes.
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>--version</TT
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>        Print the <SPAN
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>--help</TT
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>        Show help about <SPAN
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>pg_test_fsync</SPAN
> command line
        arguments, and exit.
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>   Bruce Momjian <CODE
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>bruce@momjian.us</A
>&#62;</CODE
>
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