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Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/app-pgbasebackup.html
Description:
Only since Postgres 10, one can take backup of wals along with full backup
(in tar format) using pg_basebackup
ERROR:
pg_basebackup: WAL streaming can only be used in plain mode
Try "pg_basebackup --help" for more information
You dont see that error since Postgres 10 instead you see a separate tar
file for wals.
