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| author | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2014-05-14 22:26:49 -0400 |
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| committer | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2014-05-14 22:26:49 -0400 |
| commit | 4773c70aa4c938c367ee179f7301f70a4efabc0e (patch) | |
| tree | 43f283465419550a087da59faf708f7f95547d2d /doc/src/sgml/ref | |
| parent | c424c049189f758920b1a3bb961bc05c93a900df (diff) | |
doc: Clarify what files pg_basebackup omits from data directory
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml index 97b0af987ab..10c1743754c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml @@ -571,8 +571,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <para> The backup will include all files in the data directory and tablespaces, including the configuration files and any additional files placed in the - directory by third parties. Only regular files and directories are allowed - in the data directory, no symbolic links or special device files. + directory by third parties. But only regular files and directories are + copied. Symbolic links (other than those used for tablespaces) and special + device files are skipped. (See <xref linkend="protocol-replication"> for + the precise details.) </para> <para> |