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From: ktm@rice.edu <ktm@rice.edu>
To: Wells Oliver <wellsoliver@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Upgrading from 9.1 to 9.2 in place, same machine
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:13:23 -0500
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On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:02:06PM -0700, Wells Oliver wrote:
> Hard linking means that you must maintain 8.2's data directory though, even
> after upgrade, correct? Since it's a link and not a copied file.
> 
I think it only hard links the files to the new 9.2 data directory so you
can delete the old data directory and the files will still be in the new
directory since the link count will be > 0.

Ken


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