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# pg_waldump
> Display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log (WAL).
> More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgwaldump.html>.
- Basic invocation reading a WAL segment (or range):
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}}`
- Specify the WAL file directory:
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-p|--path]}} {{path}}`
- Start from a particular WAL location (LSN):
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-s|--start]}} {{lsn}}`
- Stop at a particular WAL location (LSN):
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-e|--end]}} {{lsn}}`
- Follow new WAL entries as they arrive:
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-f|--follow]}}`
- Limit number of records shown:
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-n|--limit]}} {{count}}`
- Quiet mode (suppress output except errors):
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-q|--quiet]}}`
- Filter by resource manager:
`pg_waldump {{start_segment}} {{end_segment}} {{[-r|--rmgr]}} {{rmgr_name}}`