I think it would be useful to add the following explanation and sample
to the postgresql.conf sample file:
diff --git i/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample w/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
--- i/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ w/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@#archive_mode = off # allows archiving to be done # (change
requiresrestart)#archive_command = '' # command to use to archive a logfile segment
+ # placeholders: %p = path of file to archive
+ # %f = file name only
+ # e.g. 'test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && cp %p
/mnt/server/archivedir/%f'#archive_timeout= 0 # force a logfile segment switch after this
# number of seconds; 0 disables
This corresponds to what we have in the documentation and mirrors the
example in recovery.conf.sample.
Objections?
