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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml index f4200718c7a..2d0b8a33ee2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.44 2007/11/10 21:48:51 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.45 2008/04/23 13:44:58 mha Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation In <option>stop</option> mode, the server that is running in the specified data directory is shut down. Three different shutdown methods can be selected with the <option>-m</option> - option: <quote>Smart</quote> mode waits for all the clients to - disconnect. This is the default. <quote>Fast</quote> mode does - not wait for clients to disconnect. All active transactions are + option: <quote>Smart</quote> mode waits for online backup mode + to finish and all the clients to disconnect. This is the default. + <quote>Fast</quote> mode does not wait for clients to disconnect and + will terminate an online backup in progress. All active transactions are rolled back and clients are forcibly disconnected, then the server is shut down. <quote>Immediate</quote> mode will abort all server processes without a clean shutdown. This will lead to |