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@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Whenever <application>pg_basebackup</application> is taking a base
+ backup, the <structname>pg_stat_progress_basebackup</structname>
+ view will report the progress of the backup.
+ See <xref linkend="basebackup-progress-reporting"/> for details.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -459,6 +466,15 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
This may make the backup take slightly longer, and in particular it
will take longer before the first data is sent.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Whether this is enabled or not, the
+ <structname>pg_stat_progress_basebackup</structname> view
+ report the progress of the backup in the server side. But note
+ that the total amount of data that will be streamed is estimated
+ and reported only when this option is enabled. In other words,
+ <literal>backup_total</literal> column in the view always
+ indicates <literal>0</literal> if this option is disabled.
+ </para>
</listitem>
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