<argchoice="plain"><option>--wal-file-name</option> <replaceable>wal_file_name</replaceable></arg>

<argrep="repeat"><replaceable>option</replaceable></arg>

</cmdsynopsis>

<cmdsynopsiscondition="12+">

<cmdsynopsis>

<command>pg_probackup</command>

<argchoice="plain"><option>catchup</option></arg>

<argchoice="plain"><option>-b</option> <replaceable>catchup_mode</replaceable></arg>

Partial restore: restoring only the specified databases.

</para>

</listitem>

<listitemcondition="12+">

<listitem>

<para>

Catchup: cloning a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> instance for a fallen-behind standby server to <quote>catch up</quote> with master.

</para>

mode: <xreflinkend="pbk-add-instance"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-backup"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-restore"/>,

<phrasecondition="12+"><xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,</phrase>

<xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-archive-push"/>, and

<xreflinkend="pbk-archive-get"/>.

</para>

<xreflinkend="pbk-restore"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-merge"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-delete"/>,

<phrasecondition="12+"><xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,</phrase>

<xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-checkdb"/> and

<xreflinkend="pbk-validate"/> processes can be

executed on several parallel threads. This can significantly

</refsect2>

<refsect2id="pbk-creating-backup-to-catchup"condition="12+">

<refsect2id="pbk-creating-backup-to-catchup">

<title>Cloning and Synchronizing <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> Instance</title>

<para>

<application>pg_probackup</application> can create a copy of a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>

</para>

</refsect3>

<refsect3id="pbk-catchup"xreflabel="catchup"condition="12+">

<refsect3id="pbk-catchup"xreflabel="catchup">

<title>catchup</title>

<programlisting>

pg_probackup catchup -b <replaceable>catchup_mode</replaceable>

<para>

You can use these options together with

<xreflinkend="pbk-backup"/>

<phrasecondition="12+">, <xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,</phrase> and

, <xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>, and

<xreflinkend="pbk-checkdb"/> commands.

</para>

<para>

used with <xreflinkend="pbk-add-instance"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-set-config"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-backup"/>,

<phrasecondition="12+"><xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,</phrase>

<xreflinkend="pbk-catchup"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-restore"/>,

<xreflinkend="pbk-archive-push"/>, and

<xreflinkend="pbk-archive-get"/> commands.