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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml index 32fa9f858ca..47dce43b194 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml @@ -169,12 +169,26 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><option>-z</option></term> + <term><option>--gzip</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Enables gzip compression of tar file output, with the default + compression level. Compression is only available when using + the tar format. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><option>-Z <replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></term> <term><option>--compress=<replaceable class="parameter">level</replaceable></option></term> <listitem> <para> - Enables gzip compression of tar file output. Compression is only - available when using the tar format. + Enables gzip compression of tar file output, and specifies the + compression level (1 through 9, 9 being best + compression). Compression is only available when using the tar + format. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -393,11 +407,11 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> <para> - To create a backup of the local server with one maximum compressed + To create a backup of the local server with one compressed tar file for each tablespace, and store it in the directory <filename>backup</filename>, showing a progress report while running: <screen> -<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_basebackup -D backup -Ft -Z9 -P</userinput> +<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_basebackup -D backup -Ft -z -P</userinput> </screen> </para> |