pg_basebackup (PostgreSQL) 9.5.6

pg_basebackup takes a base backup of a running PostgreSQL server. Usage: pg_basebackup [OPTION]... Options controlling the output: -D, --pgdata=DIRECTORY receive base backup into directory -F, --format=p|t output format (plain (default), tar) -r, --max-rate=RATE maximum transfer rate to transfer data directory (in kB/s, or use suffix "k" or "M") -R, --write-recovery-conf write recovery.conf after backup -T, --tablespace-mapping=OLDDIR=NEWDIR relocate tablespace in OLDDIR to NEWDIR -x, --xlog include required WAL files in backup (fetch mode) -X, --xlog-method=fetch|stream include required WAL files with specified method --xlogdir=XLOGDIR location for the transaction log directory -z, --gzip compress tar output -Z, --compress=0-9 compress tar output with given compression level General options: -c, --checkpoint=fast|spread set fast or spread checkpointing -l, --label=LABEL set backup label -P, --progress show progress information -v, --verbose output verbose messages -V, --version output version information, then exit -?, --help show this help, then exit Connection options: -d, --dbname=CONNSTR connection string -h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory -p, --port=PORT database server port number -s, --status-interval=INTERVAL time between status packets sent to server (in seconds) -U, --username=NAME connect as specified database user -w, --no-password never prompt for password -W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically) Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>.