barman-receive-wal(1)

Usage

receive-wal
    [ --create-slot ]
    [ --drop-slot ]
    [ { -h | --help } ]
    [ --reset ]
    [ --stop ]
    SERVER_NAME

Overview

Initiate the streaming of transaction logs for a server. This process uses pg_receivewal or pg_receivexlog to receive WAL files from Postgres servers via the streaming protocol.

Parameters

SERVER_NAME: Name of the server in barman node.

--create-slot: Create the physical replication slot configured with the slot_name configuration parameter.

--drop-slot: Drop the physical replication slot configured with the slot_name configuration parameter.

-h / --help: Show a help message and exit. Provides information about command usage.

--reset: Reset the status of receive-wal, restarting the streaming from the current WAL file of the server.

--stop: Stop the process for the server.