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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml index 117a0eb21b3..438b58d9f5a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.275 2004/08/08 20:17:33 tgl Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.276 2004/08/12 19:03:17 momjian Exp $ --> <Chapter Id="runtime"> @@ -1435,16 +1435,24 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; <term><varname>archive_command</varname> (<type>string</type>)</term> <listitem> <para> - The shell command to execute to archive a completed segment of the - WAL file series. If this is an empty string (which is the default), - WAL archiving is disabled. Any <literal>%p</> in the string is - replaced - by the absolute path of the file to archive, while any <literal>%f</> - is replaced by the file name only. Write <literal>%%</> if you need - to embed an actual <literal>%</> character in the command. For more - information see <xref linkend="backup-archiving-wal">. This option - can only be set at server start or in the - <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file. + The shell command to execute to archive a completed segment of + the WAL file series. If this is an empty string (the default), + WAL archiving is disabled. Any <literal>%p</> in the string is + replaced by the absolute path of the file to archive, and any + <literal>%f</> is replaced by the file name only. Use + <literal>%%</> to embed an actual <literal>%</> character in the + command. For more information see <xref + linkend="backup-archiving-wal">. This option can only be set at + server start or in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> + file. + </para> + <para> + It is important for the command to return a zero exit status only if + it succeeds. Examples: +<programlisting> +archive_command = 'cp "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' +archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Win32 +</programlisting> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |