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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml index 779159d7fc2..db39deaca16 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml @@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ archive_cleanup_command = 'pg_archivecleanup <replaceable>archivelocation</> %r' <para> When used as a standalone program all WAL files logically preceding the <replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</> will be removed from <replaceable>archivelocation</>. - In this mode, if you specify a <filename>.backup</> file name, then only the file prefix - will be used as the <replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</>. This allows you to remove + In this mode, if you specify a <filename>.partial</> or <filename>.backup</> + file name, then only the file prefix will be used as the + <replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</>. This treatment of <filename>.backup</> + file name allows you to remove all WAL files archived prior to a specific base backup without error. For example, the following example will remove all files older than WAL file name <filename>000000010000003700000010</>: |