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Use the terminology "WAL file" not "log file" more consistently.

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Referring to the WAL as just "log" invites confusion with the
postmaster log, so avoid doing that in docs and error messages.
Also shorten "WAL segment file" to just "WAL file" in various
places.

Bharath Rupireddy, reviewed by Nathan Bossart and Kyotaro Horiguchi

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CALj2ACUeXa8tDPaiTLexBDMZ7hgvaN+RTb957-cn5qwv9zf-MQ@mail.gmail.com
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Tom Lane
2022-09-14 18:40:58 -04:00
parent 63840526b0
commit 31dcfae83c
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
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@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
backup. This will include all write-ahead logs generated during
the backup. Unless the method <literal>none</literal> is specified,
it is possible to start a postmaster in the target
directory without the need to consult the log archive, thus
directory without the need to consult the WAL archive, thus
making the output a completely standalone backup.
</para>
<para>

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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_waldump.sgml
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><replaceable class="parameter">startseg</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Start reading at the specified log segment file. This implicitly determines
Start reading at the specified WAL segment file. This implicitly determines
the path in which files will be searched for, and the timeline to use.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><replaceable class="parameter">endseg</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Stop after reading the specified log segment file.
Stop after reading the specified WAL segment file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option>--path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies a directory to search for log segment files or a
Specifies a directory to search for WAL segment files or a
directory with a <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory that
contains such files. The default is to search in the current
directory, the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory of the
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<listitem>
<para>
WAL location at which to start reading. The default is to start reading
the first valid log record found in the earliest file found.
the first valid WAL record found in the earliest file found.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option>--timeline=<replaceable>timeline</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Timeline from which to read log records. The default is to use the
Timeline from which to read WAL records. The default is to use the
value in <replaceable>startseg</replaceable>, if that is specified; otherwise, the
default is 1.
</para>