Postgres pg_verifybackup tool

pg_verifybackup tool in PostgreSQL

pg_verifybackup verifies a backup against the backup manifest. New backup verification tool was introduced in Postgres 13.

pg_verifybackup --help

Usage:

  pg_verifybackup [OPTION]... BACKUPDIR

Options:

  -e, --exit-on-error          exit immediately on error

  -i, --ignore=RELATIVE_PATH  ignore indicated path

  -m, --manifest-path=PATH    use specified path for manifest

  -n, --no-parse-wal          do not try to parse WAL files

  -q, --quiet                  do not print any output, except for errors

  -s, --skip-checksums        skip checksum verification

  -w, --wal-directory=PATH    use specified path for WAL files

  -V, --version                output version information, then exit

  -?, --help                  show this help, then exit

pg_verifybackup --version

pg_verifybackup c:\pgbackup

pg_verifybackup /backup/postgres

pg_verifybackup /backup/postgres --no-parse-wal --quiet

pg_verifybackup /backup/postgres --skip-checksums -q

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