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Johnston" Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:20:07 -0700 X-Gm-Features: AQt7F2pvqjckbjrk9SxJNE5zGpVfLpktebUlWX3S2U10VVAIJkcSNHPPMeMULCE Message-ID: Subject: Re: missing documentation detail? To: "camac2025@yahoo.com" , "pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000fc287e064625b3d4" List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Archived-At: Precedence: bulk --000000000000fc287e064625b3d4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, PG Doc comments form wrote: > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/app-pgverifybackup.html > Description: > > I was disappointed not to find the return code information on the > pg_verifybackup pages - I am using the utility in a script and it seems I > cannot distinguish between an invalid or 'bad' backup and a failed run (d= ue > to e.g. bad path, missing manifest file) - it *seems* that either will > simply return as 1 but I am not certain. I would like to differentiate > between these states. > This isn=E2=80=99t a good place to request feature enhancements. There isn= =E2=80=99t an issue with the documentation - the program doesn=E2=80=99t provide multiple conditional exit codes. Post a patch to -hackers or a feature request to -general (mailing list). David J. --000000000000fc287e064625b3d4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
The following documentation comment has been logged on = the website:

Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/app-pgverifybac= kup.html
Description:

I was disappointed not to find the return code information on the
pg_verifybackup pages - I am using the utility in a script and it seems I cannot distinguish between an invalid or 'bad' backup and a failed = run (due
to e.g. bad path, missing manifest file) - it *seems* that either will
simply return as 1 but I am not certain. I would like to differentiate
between these states.

This isn=E2=80=99t a good place to request= feature enhancements.=C2=A0 There isn=E2=80=99t an issue with the document= ation - the program doesn=E2=80=99t provide multiple conditional exit codes= .

Post a patch to -hackers or a feature request to= -general (mailing list).

David J.

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