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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 8 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 5d723f39212..f64402adbe1 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -3350,9 +3350,11 @@ restore_command = 'copy "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f" "%p"' # Windows </term> <listitem> <para> - Specifies recovering into a particular timeline. The default is - to recover along the same timeline that was current when the - base backup was taken. Setting this to <literal>latest</literal> recovers + Specifies recovering into a particular timeline. The value can be a + numeric timeline ID or a special value. The value + <literal>current</literal> recovers along the same timeline that was + current when the base backup was taken. That is the default. The + value <literal>latest</literal> recovers to the latest timeline found in the archive, which is useful in a standby server. Other than that you only need to set this parameter in complex re-recovery situations, where you need to return to |