Update pitr docs to mention inclusive/exclusive xid specification

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Bruce Momjian 2004-08-07 18:07:46 +00:00
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.44 2004/08/07 12:21:25 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.45 2004/08/07 18:07:46 momjian Exp $
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<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
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some previous point in time (say, right before the junior DBA dropped your
main transaction table), just specify the required stopping point in
<literal>recovery.conf</>. You can specify the stop point either by
date/time or by transaction ID. As of this writing only the date/time
option is very usable, since there are no tools to help you identify
which transaction ID to use. Keep in mind that while transaction
IDs are asigned sequentially at transaction start, transactions can
complete in a different numeric order.
date/time or completion of a specific transaction ID. The stop
specification can be inclusive or exclusive. As of this writing
only the date/time option is very usable, since there are no tools
to help you identify which transaction ID to use. Keep in mind
that while transaction IDs are asigned sequentially at transaction
start, transactions can complete in a different numeric order.
</para>
<para>
Note that the stop point must be after the ending time of the backup