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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index 8ed88334442..b95cc88599a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ The commands accepted in replication mode are:
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="protocol-replication-create-slot" xreflabel="CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT">
- <term><literal>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">slot_name</replaceable> [ <literal>TEMPORARY</literal> ] { <literal>PHYSICAL</literal> [ <literal>RESERVE_WAL</literal> ] | <literal>LOGICAL</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">output_plugin</replaceable> [ <literal>EXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>USE_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>TWO_PHASE</literal> ] }
+ <term><literal>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">slot_name</replaceable> [ <literal>TEMPORARY</literal> ] { <literal>PHYSICAL</literal> | <literal>LOGICAL</literal> } [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
<indexterm><primary>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</primary></indexterm>
</term>
<listitem>
@@ -1954,46 +1954,50 @@ The commands accepted in replication mode are:
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>The following options are supported:</para>
+ <variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>TWO_PHASE</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>TWO_PHASE [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specify that this logical replication slot supports decoding of two-phase
+ If true, this logical replication slot supports decoding of two-phase
transactions. With this option, two-phase commands like
<literal>PREPARE TRANSACTION</literal>, <literal>COMMIT PREPARED</literal>
and <literal>ROLLBACK PREPARED</literal> are decoded and transmitted.
The transaction will be decoded and transmitted at
<literal>PREPARE TRANSACTION</literal> time.
+ The default is false.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>RESERVE_WAL</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>RESERVE_WAL [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specify that this physical replication slot reserves <acronym>WAL</acronym>
+ If true, this physical replication slot reserves <acronym>WAL</acronym>
immediately. Otherwise, <acronym>WAL</acronym> is only reserved upon
connection from a streaming replication client.
+ The default is false.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>EXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal></term>
- <term><literal>NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal></term>
- <term><literal>USE_SNAPSHOT</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>SNAPSHOT { 'export' | 'use' | 'nothing' }</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Decides what to do with the snapshot created during logical slot
- initialization. <literal>EXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal>, which is the default,
+ initialization. <literal>'export'</literal>, which is the default,
will export the snapshot for use in other sessions. This option can't
- be used inside a transaction. <literal>USE_SNAPSHOT</literal> will use the
+ be used inside a transaction. <literal>'use'</literal> will use the
snapshot for the current transaction executing the command. This
option must be used in a transaction, and
<literal>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal> must be the first command
- run in that transaction. Finally, <literal>NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal> will
+ run in that transaction. Finally, <literal>'nothing'</literal> will
just use the snapshot for logical decoding as normal but won't do
anything else with it.
</para>
@@ -2053,6 +2057,17 @@ The commands accepted in replication mode are:
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">slot_name</replaceable> [ <literal>TEMPORARY</literal> ] { <literal>PHYSICAL</literal> [ <literal>RESERVE_WAL</literal> ] | <literal>LOGICAL</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">output_plugin</replaceable> [ <literal>EXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>USE_SNAPSHOT</literal> | <literal>TWO_PHASE</literal> ] }
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ For compatibility with older releases, this alternative syntax for
+ the <literal>CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal> command is still supported.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><literal>START_REPLICATION</literal> [ <literal>SLOT</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">slot_name</replaceable> ] [ <literal>PHYSICAL</literal> ] <replaceable class="parameter">XXX/XXX</replaceable> [ <literal>TIMELINE</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">tli</replaceable> ]
<indexterm><primary>START_REPLICATION</primary></indexterm>
</term>