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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml index 021035888b4..5336c3f5529 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml,v 1.3 2001/01/27 10:19:52 petere Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml,v 1.4 2001/03/13 01:17:05 tgl Exp $ --> <refentry id="sql-checkpoint"> <docinfo> @@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ CHECKPOINT <para> Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) puts a checkpoint in the transaction log - every 300 seconds by default. (This may be changed by the run-time - configuration option <parameter>CHECKPOINT_TIMEOUT</parameter>.) - The <command>CHECKPOINT</command> command forces a checkpoint at - the point at which the command is issued. The next automatic - checkpoint will still happen after the original cycle expires. + every so often. (To adjust the automatic checkpoint interval, see + the run-time + configuration options <parameter>CHECKPOINT_SEGMENTS</parameter> + and <parameter>CHECKPOINT_TIMEOUT</parameter>.) + The <command>CHECKPOINT</command> command forces an immediate checkpoint + when the command is issued, without waiting for a scheduled checkpoint. </para> <para> |