On 08/18/2014 10:31 AM, Tom Lane wrote: > Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> writes: >> 2) One reason users are using the "test -f" version of the archive >> command is that we put it in the same postgresql.conf. I would suggest >> that we don't put *any* archive command in the sample postgresql.conf, >> since there is no command we can supply which isn't a potential foot-gun. > > If you want to remove the last line of this: > > #archive_command = '' # command to use to archive a logfile segment > # placeholders: %p = path of file to archive > # %f = file name only > # e.g. 'test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && > cp %p /mnt/server/archivedir/%f' > > I'm okay with that. But if you want to remove the sample command from the > SGML docs I'm going to push back a bit harder...
Well, if we want a sample command in the docs, then we should actually give a few different sample commands and even a sample shell script. If we give the users several alternatives, maybe they'll actually think about it instead of just C&P. Make sense? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. http://pgexperts.com -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
