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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml index 0026318485a..2f1f9a42f90 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml @@ -527,6 +527,33 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="app-initdb-option-no-sync-data-files"> + <term><option>--no-sync-data-files</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + By default, <command>initdb</command> safely writes all database files + to disk. This option instructs <command>initdb</command> to skip + synchronizing all files in the individual database directories, the + database directories themselves, and the tablespace directories, i.e., + everything in the <filename>base</filename> subdirectory and any other + tablespace directories. Other files, such as those in + <literal>pg_wal</literal> and <literal>pg_xact</literal>, will still be + synchronized unless the <option>--no-sync</option> option is also + specified. + </para> + <para> + Note that if <option>--no-sync-data-files</option> is used in + conjuction with <option>--sync-method=syncfs</option>, some or all of + the aforementioned files and directories will be synchronized because + <literal>syncfs</literal> processes entire file systems. + </para> + <para> + This option is primarily intended for internal use by tools that + separately ensure the skipped files are synchronized to disk. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="app-initdb-option-no-instructions"> <term><option>--no-instructions</option></term> <listitem> |