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pg_remote_exec

PostgreSQL extension to allow shell command execution via SQL query.

INSTALL

Install PostgreSQL before proceeding. Make sure to have pg_config binary, these are typically included in -dev and -devel packages.

git clone https://github.com/cybertec-postgresql/pg_remote_exec.git
cd pg_remote_exec
make
sudo make install

CONFIGURE

Execute as superuser:

CREATE EXTENSION pg_remote_exec;

USAGE

postgres=# SELECT pg_remote_exec('date');
 pg_remote_exec
----------------
              0
(1 row)

postgres=# SELECT pg_remote_exec_fetch('date', 't');
     pg_remote_exec_fetch
───────────────────────────────
 Fri Aug  5 17:41:07 EEST 2016
(1 row)

REFERENCE

Functions

  • pg_remote_exec(text): executes the command and returns the shell exit code.
  • pg_remote_exec_fetch(text, boolean): executes the command and returns output as text. The boolean parameter dictates whether to return output in case of non-zero exit code.