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commit 5e22362d3199a0946f4e5204f8185370fcc2bded
Author: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Mon Aug 31 20:59:58 2020 +0000
doc: cross-link file-fdw and CSV config log sections
There is an file-fdw example that reads the server config file, so cross
link them.
Reported-by: Oleg Samoilov
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/159800192078.2886.10431506404995508950@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Backpatch-through: 9.5
doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 2 ++
doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 2227ae33c8f..19abd7fe65d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -5870,6 +5870,8 @@ CREATE TABLE postgres_log
<programlisting>
COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv;
</programlisting>
+ It is also possible to access the file as a foreign table, using
+ the supplied <xref linkend="file-fdw"/> module.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
index 7944f0d4a76..87f2703f0a7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@
<para>
One of the obvious uses for <literal>file_fdw</literal> is to make
the PostgreSQL activity log available as a table for querying. To
- do this, first you must be logging to a CSV file, which here we
+ do this, first you must be <link
+ linkend="runtime-config-logging-csvlog">logging to a CSV file,</link>
+ which here we
will call <literal>pglog.csv</literal>. First, install <literal>file_fdw</literal>
as an extension:
</para>
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