diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml index bf5f40bf5ae..8e975d8e207 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ - link instead of copying files to new cluster + use hard links instead of copying files to the new cluster @@ -276,14 +276,18 @@ NET STOP pgsql-8.3 (PostgreSQL 8.3 and older used a different s Always run the pg_upgrade binary of the new server, not the old one. pg_upgrade requires the specification of the old and new cluster's - data and executable (bin) directories. You can also specify separate + data and executable (bin) directories. You can also specify user and port values, and whether you want the data linked instead of - copied (the default). If you use linking, the migration will be much - faster (hard link data files rather than copying them), but you - will no longer be able to access your old cluster once you start - the new cluster after the upgrade. Link mode also requires that the - old and new cluster data directories be in the same file system. - See pg_upgrade --help for a full list of options. + copied (the default). + + + + If you use link mode, the upgrade will be much faster (no file + copying), but you will not be able to access your old cluster + once you start the new cluster after the upgrade. Link mode also + requires that the old and new cluster data directories be in the + same file system. See pg_upgrade --help for a full + list of options.