On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, PG Doc comments form <
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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 (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’t a good place to request feature enhancements. There isn’t an issue with the documentation - the program doesn’t provide multiple conditional exit codes.
Post a patch to -hackers or a feature request to -general (mailing list).
David J.
