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+#!/bin/bash
+
+BASE_BACKUP_DIR={{ psql_base_backup_dir }}
+WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR={{ psql_wal_archiving_log_dir }}
+WAL_LATEST_BACKUP=
+
+# The base backup dir needs to be empty
+
+rm -f $BASE_BACKUP_DIR/*
+pg_basebackup -F t -z -D $BASE_BACKUP_DIR
+
+cd $WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR
+WAL_LATEST_BACKUP=$( /bin/ls -1tr *.backup | tail -1 )
+pg_archivecleanup $WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR $WAL_LATEST_BACKUP
+
+exit $?
+