pg_wal

Subdirectory of the main PostgreSQL data directory where WAL files are stored

pg_wal (in PostgreSQL 9.6 and earlier: pg_xlog) earlier is the subdirectory of the main PostgreSQL data directory where WAL files are stored.

It also contains the subdirectory archive_status.

Categories

Data directory, PostgreSQL internals, Storage, WAL

See also

data directory, WAL