Re: BUG #2634: path requires double \\ for WAL - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Hans Postma wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      2634
> Logged by:          Hans Postma
> Email address:      hans@aeteurope.nl
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1
> Operating system:   Windows XP VM virtual server
> Description:        path requires double \\ for WAL archiving
> Details:
>
> Hi there
> Trying to use WAL-archiving, I discovered that to decribe the path where I
> want the copies of the WAL-file to go, I need to enter the following in the
> PostgreSQL.conf file:
>
> archive_command = 'copy "%p" C:\\<folder>\\" %f" '
>
> I am using a Windows 2000 (version 5 SP4) virtual server (VM 5.0.0 build
> 13124) running on Windows XP.
>
> yours, Hans Postma

Yes, this is required because we use backslashes for escapes.  The
backslashing can be turned off in 8.2.

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