---
name: "pgsnap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pgsnap"
version: "0.7.0-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pgsnap"
---

# pgsnap(1)

PostgreSQL report tool

## NAME

pgsnap - PostgreSQL report tool

## DESCRIPTION

pgsnap is a PostgreSQL tool that mimics orasnap performance report tool for Oracle.

### Usage:

-

  ./pgsnap \[OPTIONS\]... \[DBNAME\]

### General options:

- **-a, --all**

  build a report for all databases on the PostgreSQL server

- **-d** DBNAME

  specify database name to connect to (default: your login name)

- **-o** outputdir

  specify directory name where the reports will be created (default: the database name followed by 'snap\_', followed by the date and time)

- **-S, --without-sysobjects**

  all reports will display informations on user objects only

- **-S, --delete-if-exists**

  delete output directory if it already exists

- **--help**

  show this help, then exit

- **--version**

  output version information, then exit

### Connection options:

- **-h** HOSTNAME

  database server host or socket directory (default: "localhost")

- **-p** PORT

  database server port (default: "5432")

- **-U** NAME

  database user name (default: your login name)

- **-W**

  prompt for password

## AUTHOR and CREDITS

pgsnap is written and maintained by Guillaume Lelarge \<guillaume at lelarge dot info\>

The pgsnap website: **http://pgsnap.projects.postgresql.org/**

This manpage was written by Pierre Chifflier \<chifflier@debian.org\>