BARMAN-REBUILD-XLOGDB(1)

💖 BARMAN-REBUILD-XLOGDB 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Barman sub-commands corner of the manual — this one's the barman-rebuild-xlogdb page, and it's genuinely so useful, you're gonna be obsessed. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

barman-rebuild-xlogdb</purgle> — Barman Sub-Commands. that's the whole vibe, she's a sub-command and she knows it. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

rebuild-xlogdb
    [ { -h | --help } ]
    SERVER_NAME [ SERVER_NAME ... ]

like, that's the shape of the call. options first (or not, it's optional bestie), then one or more server names. periodt.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically: this command rebuilds the WAL file metadata for a server — or for all servers if you use the all shortcut — and it does that based on the disk content. like, it goes and looks at what's actually there on disk and rebuilds the metadata from that. no cap.

where does the WAL archive metadata live? in the xlog.db file. and here's the cute detail: each Barman server maintains its own copy. so every server's got its own little xlog.db, doing its own thing. independent queens. 👑

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🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• SERVER_NAME — the name of the server in barman node. you gotta give her the name, she doesn't guess. 🌈
• -h / --help — shows you a help message and then exits. it's the "hey bestie here's how you use me" info. super straightforward, no drama. ✨

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⭐ SHORTCUTS ⭐

instead of typing out a SERVER_NAME, you can use a shortcut. iconic behaviour honestly.

• all — all available servers. literally all of them. every single one. 🌸

so rebuild-xlogdb all = every server gets the treatment. slay.

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👑 Author 👑

EnterpriseDB — yeah, they made this. respect. 🫶

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💜 Copyright 💜

© Copyright EnterpriseDB UK Limited 2011-2026. all the legal sparkle, protected. ✨

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! you understood it, you ate, no crumbs left. 🍓

version 3.20 · dated Sep 29, 2026 · brought to you by EnterpriseDB · mwah, go rebuild those xlog dbs 💋💅