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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml index d36f2f3af1f..cb2dfb2ebc0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml @@ -1302,10 +1302,13 @@ <para> To initiate streaming replication, the frontend sends the -<literal>replication</> parameter in the startup message. This tells the -backend to go into walsender mode, wherein a small set of replication commands -can be issued instead of SQL statements. Only the simple query protocol can be -used in walsender mode. +<literal>replication</> parameter in the startup message. A boolean value +of <literal>true</> tells the backend to go into walsender mode, wherein a +small set of replication commands can be issued instead of SQL statements. Only +the simple query protocol can be used in walsender mode. +Passing <literal>database</> as the value instructs walsender to connect to +the database specified in the <literal>dbname</> parameter, which will allow +the connection to be used for logical replication from that database. The commands accepted in walsender mode are: @@ -1315,7 +1318,7 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are: <listitem> <para> Requests the server to identify itself. Server replies with a result - set of a single row, containing three fields: + set of a single row, containing four fields: </para> <para> @@ -1357,6 +1360,17 @@ The commands accepted in walsender mode are: </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + dbname + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Database connected to or NULL. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> </listitem> |