diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml index 0b2e60eeb13..1457ae84523 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml @@ -1400,12 +1400,14 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are: - START_REPLICATION XXX/XXX TIMELINE tli + START_REPLICATION XXX/XXX [TIMELINE tli] Instructs server to start streaming WAL, starting at - WAL position XXX/XXX on timeline - tli. + WAL position XXX/XXX. + If TIMELINE option is specified, + streaming starts on timeline tli; + otherwise, the server's current timeline is selected. The server can reply with an error, e.g. if the requested section of WAL has already been recycled. On success, server responds with a CopyBothResponse message, and then starts to stream WAL to the frontend.