From 21bbc9badfd5bd2eeb2c702295ef9e8233ed9552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: benoit Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 11:00:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix recovery_target_timeline default in backup.sgml --- doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 42a8ed328d..3c8aaed0b6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1437,12 +1437,13 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p' - The default behavior of recovery is to recover along the same timeline - that was current when the base backup was taken. If you wish to recover - into some child timeline (that is, you want to return to some state that - was itself generated after a recovery attempt), you need to specify the - target timeline ID in . You cannot recover into - timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. + The default behavior of recovery is to recover to the latest timeline found + in the archive. If you wish to recover to the timeline that was current + when the base backup was taken or into a specific child timeline (that + is, you want to return to some state that was itself generated after a + recovery attempt), you need to specify current or the + target timeline ID in . You + cannot recover into timelines that branched off earlier than the base backup. -- 2.25.4