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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 13 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 42a8ed328d8..3c8aaed0b62 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1437,12 +1437,13 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p' </para> <para> - The default behavior of recovery is to recover along the same timeline - that was current when the base backup was taken. If you wish to recover - into some child timeline (that is, you want to return to some state that - was itself generated after a recovery attempt), you need to specify the - target timeline ID in <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-timeline"/>. You cannot recover into - timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. + The default behavior of recovery is to recover to the latest timeline found + in the archive. If you wish to recover to the timeline that was current + when the base backup was taken or into a specific child timeline (that + is, you want to return to some state that was itself generated after a + recovery attempt), you need to specify <literal>current</literal> or the + target timeline ID in <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-timeline"/>. You + cannot recover into timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. </para> </sect2> |