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Subject: Re: PG 10 streaming replication pg_wal question
From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
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ghiureai wrote:
> can I  run a checkpoint manually in master host than ?

Yes, but that will only remove WAL files if there has
been enough activity to cause one or more WAL switches.

You just have to wait.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe