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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
index 57dc83b620b..c4f3950e5bc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
backup will fail and be unusable.
</para>
<para>
- The write-ahead log files will be written to
- the <filename>base.tar</filename> file.
+ When tar format mode is used, the write-ahead log files will be
+ written to the <filename>base.tar</filename> file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -326,9 +326,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
requires no extra write-ahead logs to be saved on the master.
</para>
<para>
- The write-ahead log files are written to a separate file
- named <filename>pg_wal.tar</filename> (if the server is a version
- earlier than 10, the file will be named <filename>pg_xlog.tar</filename>).
+ When tar format mode is used, the write-ahead log files will be
+ written to a separate file named <filename>pg_wal.tar</filename>
+ (if the server is a version earlier than 10, the file will be named
+ <filename>pg_xlog.tar</filename>).
</para>
<para>
This value is the default.