---
name: "barman-archive-wal"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "barman-cli"
version: "3.13.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/barman-archive-wal"
---

# barman-archive-wal(1)

Barman Sub-Commands

## NAME

barman-archive-wal - Barman Sub-Commands

## SYNOPSIS

```
archive-wal
    [ { -h | --help } ]
    SERVER_NAME
```

## DESCRIPTION

Fetch WAL files received from either the standard **archive\_command** or streaming replication with **pg\_receivewal** and store them in the server's WAL archive. If you have enabled **compression** in the configuration file, the WAL files will be compressed before they are archived.

## PARAMETERS

- **SERVER\_NAME**

  Name of the server in barman node.

- **-h / --help**

  Show a help message and exit. Provides information about command usage.

## AUTHOR

EnterpriseDB

## COPYRIGHT

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