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From Alvaro Herrera
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Msg-id 20130531195554.GK2548@eldon.alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: detecting binary backup in progress  (Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas@vmware.com>)
Responses Re: detecting binary backup in progress  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:

> The manual says:
> >pg_is_in_backup()     bool     True if an on-line exclusive backup is still in progress.
> 
> So clearly that is intentional. That could use some rephrasing,
> though; a layman won't know what an "exclusive backup" is.

Heck, I don't understand what it is either.

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