Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.184]) by developer.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 600252E0087 for ; Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:39 -0300 (ADT) Received: from developer.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.184]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 20854-03 for ; Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:27 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from outmail129166.authsmtp.co.uk (outmail129166.authsmtp.co.uk [62.13.129.166]) by developer.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64CD82E0035 for ; Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:36 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.authsmtp.com (mail.authsmtp.com [62.13.128.187]) by punt3.authsmtp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Kp) with ESMTP id m49EfXeA064448; Fri, 9 May 2008 15:41:33 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.0.3] (85-211-73-85.dyn.gotadsl.co.uk [85.211.73.85]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.authsmtp.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Kp) with ESMTP id m49EfWqH062782; Fri, 9 May 2008 15:41:32 +0100 (BST) Subject: Re: .backup files not needed? From: Simon Riggs To: Tom Lane Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <13592.1210343308@sss.pgh.pa.us> References: <1210315913.4268.532.camel@ebony.site> <13592.1210343308@sss.pgh.pa.us> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 15:43:09 +0100 Message-Id: <1210344189.4268.642.camel@ebony.site> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Quench: 04c65aae-1dd6-11dd-941c-001185d377ca X-AuthRoute: OCdxZQATClZOTQEd DAteCiNZVAwpPBRK HVkIKg5MJUcNSQVJ NksadBtFaAxbYFhI HGQLW1xEUVh7XWJ/ aAkfZQBDYEtPQQJp TkBMXVBXCwUmXBgI c0h5E2FycQdBcHw+ ZERjXz5bWBd8cBcs F1NVQTkAeGZhPDQC WURZJB5UcAJLdhoR aVd4ByJDAzANdhEU OCQICnh3NzxUKzlN Cg8MKV8JCUAMAnY6 Sh0OEDl4dXJf X-Authentic-SMTP: 61633235383639.squirrel.dmpriest.net.uk:953/Kp X-Report-SPAM: If SPAM / abuse - report it at: http://www.authsmtp.com/abuse X-Virus-Status: No virus detected - but ensure you scan with your own anti-virus system! X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200805/20 X-Sequence-Number: 4906 On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 10:28 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Simon Riggs writes: > > Just had questions from a replication user about why the .backup file is > > described as "can ordinarily be ignored" and is considered optional by > > recovery also even when pg_start_backup() was used. > > What it says is that the second part of the filename can ordinarily > be ignored. I don't know why neither he nor you managed to parse the > sentence correctly. Feel free to propose a rewording, but removing > information doesn't sound like a solution. Its probably best to read the whole mail before commenting on other people's parsing. ;-) I'll do a patch. -- Simon Riggs 2ndQuadrant http://www.2ndQuadrant.com