Re: How to get previous log file - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: How to get previous log file
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Msg-id 838b1bf7-cdf0-2be7-cc28-9800f3bdee36@aklaver.com
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In response to How to get previous log file  ("Andrus" <kobruleht2@hot.ee>)
List pgsql-general
On 6/28/20 2:42 AM, Andrus wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> select pg_read_file(pg_current_logfile())
> retrieves today log file.
> Log files are in log directory:
> 
> /var/lib/postgresql/12/main/log# ls
> ...
> postgresql-2020-06-08_000000.log  postgresql-2020-06-18_000000.log  
> postgresql-2020-06-28_000000.log
> postgresql-2020-06-09_000000.log  postgresql-2020-06-19_000000.log
> 
> How get yesterday log file from remote client application using 
> postgresql query ?
> Using Postgres 12 in Debian.

You where half way there:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/functions-admin.html

pg_ls_dir() -- To get file names.

pg_read_file() -- Using file name from above.

> 
> Andrus.
> 
> 
> 


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Adrian Klaver
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