Re: archive_commnad parameter question

On 4/19/21 2:09 PM, Allie Crawford wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new in PostgreSQL and I am trying to understand what the “test”
> word is representing in the archive_command configuration that the
> PostgreSQL documentation is showing as the format on how to set up this
> parameter
>
> archive_command = 'test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && cp %p
> /mnt/server/archivedir/%f'  # Unix
>
> Does anybody know what is “test” representing in this parameter
> configuration?

Per the docs:

"This is an example, not a recommendation, and might not work on all
platforms."

test in this case refers to a shell command:

https://www.computerhope.com/unix/bash/test.htm

So this only works in environments that have that command.

>
> Thank in advance for your help on this.
>
> Regards,
>
> Allie
>

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