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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2011-06-23 19:57:42 -0400 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2011-06-23 19:58:14 -0400 |
| commit | 194e6ee74b0282d0a7b8d0c815ea7204fc23cec9 (patch) | |
| tree | 1d9388fefbd5d5167b29e878dda0f7e1065a9a46 | |
| parent | d34e142c511c779a294ce96eee0e9ab535b24de3 (diff) | |
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In pg_upgrade docs, clarify that link mode uses "hard" links.
Backpatch to 9.1 and 9.0.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml | 20 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml index a505707cc01..b24c1e7b981 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>-k</option></term> <term><option>--link</option></term> - <listitem><para>link instead of copying files to new cluster</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>use hard links instead of copying files to the new cluster</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -293,14 +293,18 @@ NET STOP pgsql-8.3 (<productname>PostgreSQL</> 8.3 and older used a different s <para> Always run the <application>pg_upgrade</> binary of the new server, not the old one. <application>pg_upgrade</> requires the specification of the old and new cluster's - data and executable (<filename>bin</>) directories. You can also specify separate + data and executable (<filename>bin</>) directories. You can also specify user and port values, and whether you want the data linked instead of - copied (the default). If you use linking, the upgrade will be much - faster (hard link data files rather than copying them), but you - will no longer be able to access your old cluster once you start - the new cluster after the upgrade. Link mode also requires that the - old and new cluster data directories be in the same file system. - See <literal>pg_upgrade --help</> for a full list of options. + copied (the default). + </para> + + <para> + If you use link mode, the upgrade will be much faster (no file + copying), but you will not be able to access your old cluster + once you start the new cluster after the upgrade. Link mode also + requires that the old and new cluster data directories be in the + same file system. See <literal>pg_upgrade --help</> for a full + list of options. </para> <para> |