ankane/pgsync · error · Error

Usage: pgsync --init [db]

Error message

Usage:
    pgsync --init [db]

What it means

Error "Usage: pgsync --init [db]" thrown in ankane/pgsync.

Source

Thrown at lib/pgsync/init.rb:12

module PgSync
  class Init
    include Utils

    def initialize(arguments, options)
      @arguments = arguments
      @options = options
    end

    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?

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/pgsync/init.rb:12 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/60ae52b41cc55d13. Report an issue: GitHub.