BARMAN-SYNC-INFO(1)

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version 3.20.1 · 7 versions
, in epel 10, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 BARMAN-SYNC-INFO 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this is the barman-sync-info page from the Barman manual (section 1, the big leagues) and we are gonna make it make sense. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

barman-sync-info — it's one of the Barman Sub-Commands, and it's the one that goes and gossips about your server's whole situation so a sync can happen. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

   sync-info
       [ { -h | --help } ]
       [ --primary ]
       SERVER_NAME [ LAST_WAL [ LAST_POS ] ]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So basically: this command gathers information about the current status of a Barman server, specifically for synchronization purposes. That's the whole job. It's a vibe check for your server, but make it machine-readable. 🌈

And it returns a JSON output for a server, which includes:

  • all successfully completed backups 👑
  • all archived WAL files 🗂️
  • the configuration ⚙️
  • the last WAL file read from xlog.db 📖
  • its position within the file 📍

no cap, that's the whole care package. 🫶

✨ PARAMETERS ✨

  • SERVER_NAME — the name of the server in barman node. like, which server are we talking about, bestie. 🌸
  • LAST_WAL — this one tells sync-info to skip any WAL files that precede the specified file. it's for incremental synchronization, iykyk. 🦋
  • LAST_POS — just a little hint for quickly positioning in the xlog.db file. also for incremental synchronization. it's giving "don't make me scan the whole thing". ✨
  • -h / --help — show a help message and exit. it tells you all about command usage. iconic behaviour honestly. 💅
  • --primary — execute the sync-info on the primary node (if set). main character energy only. 👑

✨ Author ✨

EnterpriseDB. 💜

© Copyright EnterpriseDB UK Limited 2011-2026

💀 quick reminder bestie: LAST_WAL and LAST_POS are both about incremental synchronization — don't skip that part, it's the whole point of those two arguments fr fr.

and that's the page!! 🌸 written for Barman version 3.20, dated Sep 29, 2026 — mwah, go sync something, you got this 🎀✨🦋

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