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Update PITR wording, per Simon.

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Bruce Momjian 2005-04-19 01:39:50 +00:00
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.64 2005/04/18 17:40:40 momjian Exp $ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.65 2005/04/19 01:39:50 momjian Exp $
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<chapter id="backup"> <chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title> <title>Backup and Restore</title>
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number in the file name stands for an exact position within the WAL number in the file name stands for an exact position within the WAL
file, and can ordinarily be ignored.) Once you have safely archived file, and can ordinarily be ignored.) Once you have safely archived
the file system backup and the WAL segment files used during the the file system backup and the WAL segment files used during the
backup (as specified in the backup history file), you can delete all backup (as specified in the backup history file), all archived WAL
archived WAL segments with names numerically less. Keep in mind that segments with names numerically less are no longer needed to recover
only completed WAL segment files are archived, so there will be delay the file system backup and may be deleted. However, you should
between running <function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of consider keeping several backup sets to be absolutely certain that
all WAL segment files needed to make the file system backup you are can recover your data. Keep in mind that only completed WAL
consistent. segment files are archived, so there will be delay between running
<function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of all WAL segment
files needed to make the file system backup consistent.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the