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Update PITR wording, per Simon.

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Bruce Momjian
2005-04-19 01:40:02 +00:00
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.54.4.4 2005/04/18 01:29:08 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.54.4.5 2005/04/19 01:40:02 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
@@ -688,7 +688,13 @@ SELECT pg_start_backup('label');
<programlisting>
SELECT pg_stop_backup();
</programlisting>
If this returns successfully, you're done.
This should return successfully.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Once the WAL segment files used during the backup are archived as part
of normal database activity, you are done.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -735,13 +741,15 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup();
<literal>0000000100001234000055CD.007C9330.backup</>. (The second
number in the file name stands for an exact position within the WAL
file, and can ordinarily be ignored.) Once you have safely archived
the WAL segment files used during the file system backup (as
specified in the backup history file), you can delete all archived
WAL segments with names numerically less. Keep in mind that only
completed WAL segment files are archived, so there will be delay
between running <function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of
all WAL segment files needed to make the file system backup
consistent.
the file system backup and the WAL segment files used during the
backup (as specified in the backup history file), all archived WAL
segments with names numerically less are no longer needed to recover
the file system backup and may be deleted. However, you should
consider keeping several backup sets to be absolutely certain that
you are can recover your data. Keep in mind that only completed WAL
segment files are archived, so there will be delay between running
<function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of all WAL segment
files needed to make the file system backup consistent.
</para>
<para>
The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the