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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index 80c14fb74cd..76c062fd516 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1460,16 +1460,27 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are:
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>BASE_BACKUP <replaceable>options</><literal>;</><replaceable>label</></term>
+ <term>BASE_BACKUP [<literal>LABEL</literal> <replaceable>'label'</replaceable>] [<literal>PROGRESS</literal>]</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Instructs the server to start streaming a base backup.
- The system will automatically be put in backup mode with the label
- specified in <replaceable>label</> before the backup is started, and
- taken out of it when the backup is complete. The following options
- are accepted:
+ The system will automatically be put in backup mode before the backup
+ is started, and taken out of it when the backup is complete. The
+ following options are accepted:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>LABEL</literal> <replaceable>'label'</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sets the label of the backup. If none is specified, a backup label
+ of <literal>base backup</literal> will be used. The quoting rules
+ for the label are the same as a standard SQL string with
+ <xref linkend="guc-standard-conforming-strings"> turned on.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><literal>PROGRESS</></term>
<listitem>
<para>