G.2. Server Applications

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pg_archivecleanup -- clean up PostgreSQL WAL archive files
pg_standby -- supports the creation of a PostgreSQL warm standby server
pg_test_fsync -- determine fastest wal_sync_method for PostgreSQL
pg_test_timing -- measure timing overhead
pg_upgrade -- upgrade a PostgreSQL server instance
pg_xlogdump -- Display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log of a PostgreSQL database cluster

Note: The following description applies both to Postgres-XC and PostgreSQL if not described explicitly. You can read PostgreSQL as Postgres-XC except for version number, which is specific to each product.

This section covers PostgreSQL server-related applications in contrib. They are typically run on the host where the database server resides. See also Reference III, Postgres-XC Server Applications for information about server applications that part of the core PostgreSQL distribution.