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| !!! note "Admin database tasks only" | ||
| `SHOW TASKS` lists the background tasks running *inside this PgDog process* — the ones started by the admin database commands above. The equivalent [CLI commands](../features/sharding/resharding/index.md#running-the-steps-manually) (`pgdog data-sync`, `pgdog schema-sync`) run as a separate, one-off `pgdog` process in the foreground: they block until they finish and are stopped with `Ctrl-C`, so they neither return a `task_id` nor appear here. |
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| `SHOW TASKS` lists the background tasks running *inside this PgDog process* — the ones started by the admin database commands above. The equivalent [CLI commands](../features/sharding/resharding/index.md#running-the-steps-manually) (`pgdog data-sync`, `pgdog schema-sync`) run as a separate, one-off `pgdog` process in the foreground: they block until they finish and are stopped with `Ctrl-C`, so they neither return a `task_id` nor appear here. | |
| `SHOW TASKS` lists the background tasks running inside the same PgDog process. The equivalent [CLI commands](../features/sharding/resharding/index.md#running-the-steps-manually) (`pgdog data-sync`, `pgdog schema-sync`) spawn their own process in the foreground instead, and block until they finish or are stopped with `SIGINT` (or `SIGTERM`). |
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| The most recently started task is listed first. |
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| The most recently started task is listed first. | |
| Tasks are ordered by creation date, starting at the oldest. |
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| | `id` | The task's id. This is the handle you pass to [`STOP_TASK`](#stopping-a-task) and [`CUTOVER`](../features/sharding/resharding/cutover.md). Only **root** rows carry an id; subtasks share their root's id and leave this column empty. | |
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| | `id` | The task's id. This is the handle you pass to [`STOP_TASK`](#stopping-a-task) and [`CUTOVER`](../features/sharding/resharding/cutover.md). Only **root** rows carry an id; subtasks share their root's id and leave this column empty. | | |
| | `id` | The task ID. This is the handle you pass to [`STOP_TASK`](#stopping-a-task) and [`CUTOVER`](../features/sharding/resharding/cutover.md). Only root tasks have an ID; subtasks share their parent's ID and leave this column empty. | |
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| | `id` | The task's id. This is the handle you pass to [`STOP_TASK`](#stopping-a-task) and [`CUTOVER`](../features/sharding/resharding/cutover.md). Only **root** rows carry an id; subtasks share their root's id and leave this column empty. | | ||
| | `scope` | `root` for a top-level task, `subtask` for a step it spawned (e.g. the `copy_data` and `replication` steps of a `reshard`). | | ||
| | `type` | What the task is, usually with the source and destination databases — e.g. `reshard`, `copy_data`, `replication`, `replication ... (reverse)`, `schema_sync(pre)`. | |
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| | `type` | What the task is, usually with the source and destination databases — e.g. `reshard`, `copy_data`, `replication`, `replication ... (reverse)`, `schema_sync(pre)`. | | |
| | `type` | What the task is, usually with the source and destination databases, e.g., `reshard`, `copy_data`, `replication`, `replication [...] (reverse)`, `schema_sync(pre)`. | |
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| | `scope` | `root` for a top-level task, `subtask` for a step it spawned (e.g. the `copy_data` and `replication` steps of a `reshard`). | | ||
| | `type` | What the task is, usually with the source and destination databases — e.g. `reshard`, `copy_data`, `replication`, `replication ... (reverse)`, `schema_sync(pre)`. | | ||
| | `status` | The lifecycle status of the task. See [Statuses](#statuses). | | ||
| | `inner_status` | Fine-grained progress within the current status. See [Progress](#progress). For a finished or failed task, this keeps the last progress it reported. | |
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| | `inner_status` | Fine-grained progress within the current status. See [Progress](#progress). For a finished or failed task, this keeps the last progress it reported. | | |
| | `inner_status` | Fine-grained progress within the current status. See [Progress](#progress). For a finished or failed task, this shows the last progress it reported. | |
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| | `status` | The lifecycle status of the task. See [Statuses](#statuses). | | ||
| | `inner_status` | Fine-grained progress within the current status. See [Progress](#progress). For a finished or failed task, this keeps the last progress it reported. | | ||
| | `started_at` | When the task started. | | ||
| | `updated_at` | When the task last changed status or progress. For a terminal task this is when it finished. | |
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| | `updated_at` | When the task last changed status or progress. For a terminal task this is when it finished. | | |
| | `updated_at` | When the task last changed status or progress. For a finished task this is when it finished. | |
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| | `inner_status` | Fine-grained progress within the current status. See [Progress](#progress). For a finished or failed task, this keeps the last progress it reported. | | ||
| | `started_at` | When the task started. | | ||
| | `updated_at` | When the task last changed status or progress. For a terminal task this is when it finished. | | ||
| | `elapsed` / `elapsed_ms` | How long the task ran. For a terminal task this is the total run time (measured to `updated_at`), not a clock that keeps ticking. | |
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| | `elapsed` / `elapsed_ms` | How long the task ran. For a terminal task this is the total run time (measured to `updated_at`), not a clock that keeps ticking. | | |
| | `elapsed` / `elapsed_ms` | How long the task ran. For a completed task this is the total run time (measured to `updated_at`). | |
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| | `failed: <error>` | The task errored. The error message is included in the status. | | ||
| | `panicked: <error>` | The task hit an unexpected internal error. | | ||
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| `finished`, `cancelled`, `failed`, and `panicked` are **terminal**. Terminal tasks stay listed with their final status (and last progress) for a while so you can inspect the outcome, then they're pruned automatically. |
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| `finished`, `cancelled`, `failed`, and `panicked` are **terminal**. Terminal tasks stay listed with their final status (and last progress) for a while so you can inspect the outcome, then they're pruned automatically. | |
| `finished`, `cancelled`, `failed`, and `panicked` are terminal. Terminal tasks stay listed with their final status (and last progress) for a while so you can inspect the outcome, then they're pruned automatically. |
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| ## Finding the right id | ||
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| `STOP_TASK` and `CUTOVER` always operate on the **root** `id`: |
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| `STOP_TASK` and `CUTOVER` always operate on the **root** `id`: | |
| `STOP_TASK` and `CUTOVER` always operate on the parent ID: |
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