CHECKPOINT(7)

💾 CHECKPOINT(7) — force a write-ahead log checkpoint 💾

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so this is the PostgreSQL 14.24 Documentation page for CHECKPOINT, and its whole vibe is force a write-ahead log checkpoint 💅✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

That's it, that's the whole synopsis, bestie:

CHECKPOINT

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

A checkpoint is a point in the write-ahead log sequence where all data files have been updated to reflect the information in the log. All data files will be flushed to disk. For more details about what happens during a checkpoint, refer to Section 30.5 👀

The CHECKPOINT command forces an immediate checkpoint when the command is issued, without waiting for a regular checkpoint scheduled by the system (controlled by the settings in Section 20.5.2). CHECKPOINT is not intended for use during normal operation — highkey this is not a casual everyday command, ngl.

If executed during recovery, the CHECKPOINT command will force a restartpoint (see Section 30.5) rather than writing a new checkpoint. It's giving "recovery mode has different rules," and honestly, respect 😌

🚨 Only superusers can call CHECKPOINT. If that's not you, this is not your moment — periodt 💀

🌈 COMPATIBILITY 🌈

The CHECKPOINT command is a PostgreSQL language extension. That's the compatibility tea, and it ate 💅✨

big sign-off kiss from the PostgreSQL 14.24 docs, dated 2026 — catch you on the CHECKPOINT(7) page, bestie 🫶💖