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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml index e131c3c9291..2145d939467 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.25 2003/11/29 19:51:39 pgsql Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.26 2004/05/14 20:01:19 momjian Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation server is started in the background, and standard input is attached to <filename>/dev/null</filename>. The standard output and standard error are either appended to a log file (if the <option>-l</option> - option is used), or redirected to <application>pg_ctl</application>'s + option is used), or redirected to <application>pg_ctl</application>'s standard output (not standard error). If no log file is chosen, the standard output of <application>pg_ctl</application> should be redirected - to a file or piped to another process, for example a log rotating program, - otherwise <command>postmaster</command> will write its output to the controlling - terminal (from the background) and will not leave the shell's - process group. + to a file or piped to another process such as a log rotating program + like <application>rotatelogs</>; otherwise the <command>postmaster</command> + will write its output to the controlling terminal (from the background) + and will not leave the shell's process group. </para> <para> |