ankane/pgsync · error · Error

#{file} exists.

Error message

#{file} exists.

What it means

Error "#{file} exists." thrown in ankane/pgsync.

Source

Thrown at lib/pgsync/init.rb:27

    def perform
      if @arguments.size > 1
        raise Error, "Usage:\n    pgsync --init [db]"
      end

      file =
        if @options[:config]
          @options[:config]
        elsif @arguments.any?
          db_config_file(@arguments.first)
        elsif @options[:db]
          db_config_file(@options[:db])
        else
          ".pgsync.yml"
        end

      if File.exist?(file)
        raise Error, "#{file} exists."
      else
        exclude =
          if rails?
            <<~EOS
              exclude:
                - ar_internal_metadata
                - schema_migrations
            EOS
          elsif django?
            # TODO exclude other tables?
            <<~EOS
              exclude:
                - django_migrations
            EOS
          elsif laravel?
            <<~EOS
              exclude:
                - migrations

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/pgsync/init.rb:27 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ankane/pgsync@57bdddf5db (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/62bca3d06003bdf2. Report an issue: GitHub.