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@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<listitem>
<para>
Directory to write the output to.
+ <application>pg_basebackup</application> will create the directory and
+ any parent directories if necessary. The directory may already exist,
+ but it is an error if the directory already exists and is not empty.
</para>
<para>
When the backup is in tar mode, and the directory is specified as