Re: invalid data in file backup_label problem on windows - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 09:33:25AM -0400, David Steele wrote:
> Agreed. New patch attached.

Thanks, David.

> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
> index c5557d5444..8c9186d277 100644
> --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
> +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
> @@ -913,7 +913,8 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_stop_backup(false, true);
>       <filename>backup_label</filename> in the root directory of the backup. The
>       third field should be written to a file named
>       <filename>tablespace_map</filename> unless the field is empty. These files are
> -     vital to the backup working, and must be written without modification.
> +     vital to the backup working and must be written byte for byte without
> +     modification, which may require opening the file in binary mode.

Okay, that sounds good to me.
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Michael