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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml index 19bebb62f7a..2a44af46c52 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml @@ -225,6 +225,24 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--slot</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Require <application>pg_receivexlog</application> to use an existing + replication slot (see <xref linkend="streaming-replication-slots">). + When this option is used, <application>pg_receivexlog</> will report + a flush position to the server, indicating when each segment has been + synchronized to disk so that the server can remove that segment if it + is not otherwise needed. When using this paramter, it is important + to make sure that <application>pg_receivexlog</> cannot become the + synchronous standby through an incautious setting of + <xref linkend="guc-synchronous-standby-names">; it does not flush + data frequently enough for this to work correctly. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> |