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| author | Fujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org> | 2021-01-06 11:58:23 +0900 |
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| committer | Fujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org> | 2021-01-06 11:58:23 +0900 |
| commit | 25dde5835772a58356383bf1112c6c2a1a37df0e (patch) | |
| tree | 27b75c1c4721e4ecb5bec52c9b9e0fc54a1c7b11 /doc/src | |
| parent | bc08f7971c03550ede43af43e73d4a47a7935c69 (diff) | |
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doc: Fix description about default behavior of recovery_target_timeline.
The default value of recovery_target_timeline was changed in v12,
but the description about the default behavior of that was not updated.
Back-patch to v12 where the default behavior of recovery_target_timeline
was changed.
Author: Benoit Lobréau
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPE8EZ7c3aruEmM24GYkj8y8WmHKD1m9TtPtgCF0nQ3zw4LCkQ@mail.gmail.com
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 13 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 42a8ed328d8..3c8aaed0b62 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1437,12 +1437,13 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p' </para> <para> - The default behavior of recovery is to recover along the same timeline - that was current when the base backup was taken. If you wish to recover - into some child timeline (that is, you want to return to some state that - was itself generated after a recovery attempt), you need to specify the - target timeline ID in <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-timeline"/>. You cannot recover into - timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. + The default behavior of recovery is to recover to the latest timeline found + in the archive. If you wish to recover to the timeline that was current + when the base backup was taken or into a specific child timeline (that + is, you want to return to some state that was itself generated after a + recovery attempt), you need to specify <literal>current</literal> or the + target timeline ID in <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-timeline"/>. You + cannot recover into timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. </para> </sect2> |