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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-08-07 18:07:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2004-08-07 18:07:46 +0000 |
| commit | ff2c8950fe3e7156ef2348e344693d3efd8754a8 (patch) | |
| tree | d409a6b87adbbbaba2be8106c85e5e82145c4e4e /doc/src | |
| parent | d48d86651c7c5d3e168d283fe471f109fc4ffafc (diff) | |
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Update pitr docs to mention inclusive/exclusive xid specification
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 49a6bb0ac12..4b2d9c995d2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.44 2004/08/07 12:21:25 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.45 2004/08/07 18:07:46 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="backup"> <title>Backup and Restore</title> @@ -813,11 +813,12 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p' some previous point in time (say, right before the junior DBA dropped your main transaction table), just specify the required stopping point in <literal>recovery.conf</>. You can specify the stop point either by - date/time or by transaction ID. As of this writing only the date/time - option is very usable, since there are no tools to help you identify - which transaction ID to use. Keep in mind that while transaction - IDs are asigned sequentially at transaction start, transactions can - complete in a different numeric order. + date/time or completion of a specific transaction ID. The stop + specification can be inclusive or exclusive. As of this writing + only the date/time option is very usable, since there are no tools + to help you identify which transaction ID to use. Keep in mind + that while transaction IDs are asigned sequentially at transaction + start, transactions can complete in a different numeric order. </para> <para> Note that the stop point must be after the ending time of the backup |