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doc/src/sgml/pgtestfsync.sgml

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<application>pg_test_fsync</> is intended to give you a reasonable
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idea of what the fastest fsync_method is on your specific system,
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idea of what the fastest <xref linkend="guc-wal-sync-method"> is on your
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specific system,
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as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an
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identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by test_fsync
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identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by pg_test_fsync
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might not make any difference in real database throughput, especially
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since many database servers are not speed-limited by their transaction
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logs.
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<title>Usage</title>
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<sect2>
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<title><application>pg_test_fsync</> Options</title>
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<synopsis>
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pg_test_fsync [options]
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</synopsis>
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<para>
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<application>pg_test_fsync</application> accepts the following command-line arguments:
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<application>pg_test_fsync</application> accepts the following
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command-line options:
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<variablelist>
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<term><option>--filename</option></term>
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Specifies the filename for test. The file should be in the
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same file system as the <filename>pg_xlog</> directory.
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<filename>/pg_xlog</> contains the <acronym>WAL</> files.)
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Specifies the filename to write test data in.
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This file should be in the same file system that the
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<filename>pg_xlog</> directory is or will be placed in.
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(<filename>pg_xlog</> contains the <acronym>WAL</> files.)
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The default is <filename>test_fsync.out</> in the current
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directory.
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</para>
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<para>
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Specifies the number of operations per test. The more operations
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per test, the greater the test's accuracy. The default is
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2000.
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per test, the greater the test's accuracy, but the longer it takes
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to run. The default is 2000.
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