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PG_TEST_FSYNC(1)        PostgreSQL 9.5.0 Documentation        PG_TEST_FSYNC(1)

NAME

pg_test_fsync - determine fastest wal_sync_method for PostgreSQL

SYNOPSIS

pg_test_fsync [option...]

DESCRIPTION

pg_test_fsync is intended to give you a reasonable idea of what the fastest wal_sync_method is on your specific system, as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by pg_test_fsync might not make any significant difference in real database throughput, especially since many database servers are not speed-limited by their transaction logs. pg_test_fsync reports average file sync operation time in microseconds for each wal_sync_method, which can also be used to inform efforts to optimize the value of commit_delay.

OPTIONS

pg_test_fsync accepts the following command-line options: -f --filename Specifies the file name to write test data in. This file should be in the same file system that the pg_xlog directory is or will be placed in. (pg_xlog contains the WAL files.) The default is pg_test_fsync.out in the current directory. -s --secs-per-test 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. -V --version Print the pg_test_fsync version and exit. -? --help Show help about pg_test_fsync command line arguments, and exit.

SEE ALSO

postgres(1) PostgreSQL 9.5.0 2016 PG_TEST_FSYNC(1)

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