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@@ -204,6 +204,30 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-j <replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--jobs=<replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Execute the vacuum or analyze commands in parallel by running
+ <replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable>
+ commands simultaneously. This option reduces the time of the
+ processing but it also increases the load on the database server.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>vacuumdb</application> will open
+ <replaceable class="parameter">njobs</replaceable> connections to the
+ database, so make sure your <xref linkend="guc-max-connections">
+ setting is high enough to accommodate all connections.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note that using this mode together with the <option>-f</option>
+ (<literal>FULL</literal>) option might cause deadlock failures if
+ certain system catalogs are processed in parallel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>--analyze-in-stages</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>