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

# barman-cron(1)

Barman Sub-Commands

## NAME

barman-cron - Barman Sub-Commands

## SYNOPSIS

```
cron
    [ { -h | --help } ]
    [ --keep-descriptors ]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Carry out maintenance tasks, such as enforcing retention policies or managing WAL files.

## PARAMETERS

- **-h / --help**

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

- **--keep-descriptors**

  Keep the ^stdout^ and ^stderr^ streams of the Barman subprocesses connected to the main process. This is especially useful for Docker-based installations.

## AUTHOR

EnterpriseDB

## COPYRIGHT

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