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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
index cffcebb3070..fcbe551e764 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
@@ -530,7 +530,9 @@ psql --username postgres --file script.sql postgres
of the old cluster, use <command>rsync</> to create a dirty
copy of the old cluster while the server is running, then shut down
the old server and run <command>rsync</> again to update the copy with any
- changes to make it consistent.
+ changes to make it consistent. You might want to exclude some
+ files, e.g. <filename>postmaster.pid</>, as documented in <xref
+ linkend="backup-lowlevel-base-backup">.
</para>
<refsect2>