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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml index 940c37b21a3..ddcef5fbf53 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml @@ -752,13 +752,12 @@ <acronym>WAL</acronym> logs are stored in the directory <filename>pg_wal</filename> under the data directory, as a set of segment files, normally each 16 MB in size (but the size can be changed - by altering the <option>--with-wal-segsize</> configure option when - building the server). Each segment is divided into pages, normally - 8 kB each (this size can be changed via the <option>--with-wal-blocksize</> - configure option). The log record headers are described in - <filename>access/xlogrecord.h</filename>; the record content is dependent - on the type of event that is being logged. Segment files are given - ever-increasing numbers as names, starting at + by altering the <option>--wal-segsize</> initdb option). Each segment is + divided into pages, normally 8 kB each (this size can be changed via the + <option>--with-wal-blocksize</> configure option). The log record headers + are described in <filename>access/xlogrecord.h</filename>; the record + content is dependent on the type of event that is being logged. Segment + files are given ever-increasing numbers as names, starting at <filename>000000010000000000000000</filename>. The numbers do not wrap, but it will take a very, very long time to exhaust the available stock of numbers. |