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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_combinebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_combinebackup.sgml index 55bc46849db..330a598f701 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_combinebackup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_combinebackup.sgml @@ -82,6 +82,35 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><option>-k</option></term> + <term><option>--link</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Use hard links instead of copying files to the synthetic backup. + Reconstruction of the synthetic backup might be faster (no file copying) + and use less disk space, but care must be taken when using the output + directory, because any modifications to that directory (for example, + starting the server) can also affect the input directories. Likewise, + changes to the input directories (for example, starting the server on + the full backup) could affect the output directory. Thus, this option + is best used when the input directories are only copies that will be + removed after <application>pg_combinebackup</application> has completed. + </para> + + <para> + Requires that the input backups and the output directory are in the + same file system. + </para> + + <para> + If a backup manifest is not available or does not contain checksum of + the right type, hard links will still be created, but the file will be + also read block-by-block for the checksum calculation. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><option>-n</option></term> <term><option>--dry-run</option></term> <listitem> @@ -138,35 +167,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><option>-k</option></term> - <term><option>--link</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Use hard links instead of copying files to the synthetic backup. - Reconstruction of the synthetic backup might be faster (no file copying) - and use less disk space, but care must be taken when using the output - directory, because any modifications to that directory (for example, - starting the server) can also affect the input directories. Likewise, - changes to the input directories (for example, starting the server on - the full backup) could affect the output directory. Thus, this option - is best used when the input directories are only copies that will be - removed after <application>pg_combinebackup</application> has completed. - </para> - - <para> - Requires that the input backups and the output directory are in the - same file system. - </para> - - <para> - If a backup manifest is not available or does not contain checksum of - the right type, hard links will still be created, but the file will be - also read block-by-block for the checksum calculation. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> <term><option>--clone</option></term> <listitem> <para> |