Log Transfer Language overview

Table B-1 lists the LTL commands used by replication agents.

**Table B-1: Log Transfer Language commands**
Command	Description
connect source	Identifies the Replication Server connection as a log transfer session. See “connect source”
get maintenance user	Retrieves the login name for the maintenance user. See “get maintenance user”
get truncation	Retrieves the truncation point for the database from Replication Server. See “get truncation”
distribute	Submits a log record to Replication Server. This command has several subcommands. See “distribute”.

The first three commands in Table B-1 coordinate the Replication Agent session with the Replication Server. The last command, distribute, submits log records to the Replication Server.

The following sections describe the syntax and use of the LTL commands.