Command: ltx

v0.5.0 The ltx command lists LTX (Litestream Transaction Log) files available for a database or replica. This command is not typically used in normal usage and is mainly used for debugging.

Usage#

List by database#

This command lists all LTX files across all replicas for a database specified in the Litestream configuration file:

litestream ltx [arguments] DB_PATH

List by replica URL#

This command lists all LTX files for a single replica URL. This approach is useful when you do not have a configuration file.

litestream ltx [arguments] REPLICA_URL

Arguments#

-config PATH
    Specifies the configuration file.
    Defaults to /etc/litestream.yml

-no-expand-env
    Disables environment variable expansion in configuration file.

-replica NAME
    Optional, filter by a specific replica.

Examples#

Database LTX files#

List all LTX files across all replicas for the /var/lib/db database:

$ litestream ltx /var/lib/db

Filter by replica name#

Lists all LTX files for the /var/lib/db database but filters by the s3 replica:

$ litestream ltx -replica s3 /var/lib/db

Replica URL LTX files#

Lists all LTX files for a single replica URL:

$ litestream ltx s3://mybkt.litestream.io/db