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Mention that the archive history file has the wal start/stop file names.

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Bruce Momjian 2006-02-24 14:03:01 +00:00
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<!-- <!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.76 2005/11/07 17:36:44 tgl Exp $ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.77 2006/02/24 14:03:01 momjian Exp $
--> -->
<chapter id="backup"> <chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title> <title>Backup and Restore</title>
@ -744,12 +744,13 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup();
<function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of all WAL segment <function>pg_stop_backup</> and the archiving of all WAL segment
files needed to make the file system backup consistent. files needed to make the file system backup consistent.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the The backup history file is just a small text file. It contains the
label string you gave to <function>pg_start_backup</>, as well as label string you gave to <function>pg_start_backup</>, as well as
the starting and ending times of the backup. If you used the label the starting and ending times and WAL segments of the backup.
to identify where the associated dump file is kept, then the If you used the label to identify where the associated dump file is kept,
archived history file is enough to tell you which dump file to then the archived history file is enough to tell you which dump file to
restore, should you need to do so. restore, should you need to do so.
</para> </para>