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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><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center"><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" 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 11.5 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></hr></div><div class="refentry" id="APP-PGRECVLOGICAL"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.9.4.16.1" 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-1.9.4.16.4.1"><code class="command">pg_recvlogical</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em>...]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.16.5"><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">pg_receivewal</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="9.26.6. Replication Functions"><code class="function">pg_logical_slot_peek_changes</code></a>.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.16.6"><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></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="53.4. Streaming Replication Protocol">Section 53.4</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">pg_receivewal</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">-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>database</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--dbname=<em class="replaceable"><code>database</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
The database to connect to. See the description of the actions for
what this means in detail. This can be a <span class="application">libpq</span> connection string;
see <a class="xref" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING" title="34.1.1. Connection Strings">Section 34.1.1</a> for more information. Defaults
to 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-1.9.4.16.7"><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="34.14. Environment Variables">Section 34.14</a>).
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.16.8"><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-1.9.4.16.9"><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-1.9.4.16.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="app-pgreceivewal.html" title="pg_receivewal"><span class="refentrytitle">pg_receivewal</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">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="reference-client.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-pgrestore.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">pg_receivewal </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> pg_restore</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
