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From: Victor Sudakov <vas@sibptus.ru>
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Subject: WAL storage when archive_command=''
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Dear Colleagues,

With archive_mode='on' and archive_command='', is there a limit on WAL
files accumulation or will they be kept infinitely until the disk is
full?

Actually I'd prefer them to be kept infinitely, just want to make sure
it's really the case.

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