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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml11
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index b7df8ce6124..b56070b0fb9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1697,15 +1697,6 @@ include 'filename'
</para>
<para>
- For reliable recovery when changing <varname>fsync</varname>
- off to on, it is necessary to force all modified buffers in the
- kernel to durable storage. This can be done while the cluster
- is shutdown or while fsync is on by running <command>initdb
- --sync-only</command>, running <command>sync</>, unmounting the
- file system, or rebooting the server.
- </para>
-
- <para>
In many situations, turning off <xref linkend="guc-synchronous-commit">
for noncritical transactions can provide much of the potential
performance benefit of turning off <varname>fsync</varname>, without
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index a1e46eb4c67..08ee37e7d86 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -245,17 +245,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>-S</option></term>
- <term><option>--sync-only</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Safely write all database files to disk and exit. This does not
- perform any of the normal <application>initdb</> operations.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term><option>-T <replaceable>CFG</></option></term>
<term><option>--text-search-config=<replaceable>CFG</></option></term>
<listitem>