PG_VERIFYBACKUP(1) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation PG_VERIFYBACKUP(1) (NAME) pg_verifybackup - PostgreSQL (SYNOPSIS) pg_verifybackup [option...] (DESCRIPTION) pg_verifybackup pg_basebackup backup_manifest . <> <> tar pg_basebackup . WAL plain . tar -n, --no-parse-wal . pg_verifybackup . . pg_verifybackup . . pg_verifybackup backup_manifest . (system identifier) pg_control (checksum) pg_verifybackup . pg_verifybackup . . postgresql.auto.conf standby.signal recovery.signal . backup_manifest pg_wal . : . pg_verifybackup . . . pg_verifybackup (write-ahead log) (parse) . backup_manifest pg_verifybackup pg_waldump write-ahead log . --quiet pg_waldump . . . WAL pg_waldump . WAL : pg_verifybackup pg_waldump . backup_manifest . (OPTIONS) pg_verifybackup : -e --exit-on-error . pg_verifybackup . -F format --format=format . format : p plain (plain) tablespace . t tar tar . base.tar WAL pg_wal.tar tar tablespace OID tablespace . . -i path --ignore=path backup_manifest . . . . -m path --manifest-path=path . -n --no-parse-wal write-ahead log . -P --progress . . --quiet . -q --quiet . -s --skip-checksums . . . -w path --wal-directory=path WAL pg_wal . WAL . : -V --version pg_verifybackup . -? --help pg_verifybackup . (EXAMPLES) mydbserver : $ pg_basebackup -h mydbserver -D /usr/local/pgsql/data $ pg_verifybackup /usr/local/pgsql/data mydbserver : $ pg_basebackup -h mydbserver -D /usr/local/pgsql/backup1234 $ mv /usr/local/pgsql/backup1234/backup_manifest /my/secure/location/backup_manifest.1234 $ pg_verifybackup -m /my/secure/location/backup_manifest.1234 /usr/local/pgsql/backup1234 : $ pg_basebackup -h mydbserver -D /usr/local/pgsql/data $ edit /usr/local/pgsql/data/note.to.self $ pg_verifybackup --ignore=note.to.self --skip-checksums /usr/local/pgsql/data (SEE ALSO) pg_basebackup(1) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 PG_VERIFYBACKUP(1)