Re: [HACKERS] pg_receivewal and messages printed in non-verbose mode - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 7/9/17 22:08, Michael Paquier wrote:
> While the version on my laptop does that:
>         if (time_to_abort)
>         {
> -               fprintf(stderr, _("%s: received interrupt signal, exiting\n"),
> -                               progname);
> +               if (verbose)
> +                       fprintf(stderr, _("%s: received interrupt
> signal, exiting\n"),
> +                                       progname);
>                 return true;
>         }
>         return false;
> Not sure how that feel into the cracks.

I have committed that version.  I think the exit message can be useful,
because pg_receivewal will usually run as some kind of background
process where the exit status might be not be visible.

I have also committed a small documentation patch to describe the exit
status and behavior better.

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