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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index d301d9c5c3c..a37e6b6f33b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -185,9 +185,11 @@ postgres: <replaceable>user</> <replaceable>database</> <replaceable>host</> <re
<filename>pg_stat_tmp</filename> by default.
For better performance, <varname>stats_temp_directory</> can be
pointed at a RAM-based file system, decreasing physical I/O requirements.
- When the server shuts down, a permanent copy of the statistics
+ When the server shuts down cleanly, a permanent copy of the statistics
data is stored in the <filename>global</filename> subdirectory, so that
- statistics can be retained across server restarts.
+ statistics can be retained across server restarts. When recovery is
+ performed at server start (e.g. after immediate shutdown, server crash,
+ and point-in-time recovery), all statistics counters are reset.
</para>
</sect2>