On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 03:27:59PM +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> >> + subdirectory of both the current directory and the
> >> + <envar>PGDATA</envar> directory.
> >> This could say "of both the current directory and *then* the PGDATA
> >> directory" to outline the order of the actions taken by the check
> >> routine. Just my 2c on the matter.
> >
> > Ah, I see your point. I ended up rewording the text to be more explicit
> > about the supplied argument and "searching". Updated patch attached.
>
> - Directory in which to find log segment files. The default is to
> search
> - for them in the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory of the current
> - directory.
> + Specifies a directory in which to find log segment files.
> + In addition, searches are performed in the current directory,
> + and the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory of both the current
> + directory and the <envar>PGDATA</envar> directory.
> Hm. This still misses the point that the lookup at PGDATA is done only
> if no directory is defined. What do you think about the patch attached
> that lists the five possible patterns: 2 for the case where a
> directory is defined, and 3 for the default case.
Understood. Here is an updated patch which incorporates your
suggestions.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_xlogdump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_xlogdump.sgml
new file mode 100644
index cfb6d87..078b08e
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_xlogdump.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_xlogdump.sgml
*************** PostgreSQL documentation
*** 117,125 ****
<term><option>--path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
! Directory in which to find log segment files. The default is to search
! for them in the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory of the current
! directory.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
--- 117,128 ----
<term><option>--path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
! Specifies a directory to search for log segment files or a
! directory with a <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory that
! contains such files. The default is to search in the current
! directory, the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory of the
! current directory, and the <literal>pg_wal</literal> subdirectory
! of <envar>PGDATA</envar>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c b/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
new file mode 100644
index 0ad441e..8bfa827
*** a/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
--- b/src/bin/pg_xlogdump/pg_xlogdump.c
*************** usage(void)
*** 680,686 ****
printf(_(" -f, --follow keep retrying after reaching end of WAL\n"));
printf(_(" -n, --limit=N number of records to display\n"));
printf(_(" -p, --path=PATH directory in which to find log segment files\n"
! " (default: ./pg_wal)\n"));
printf(_(" -r, --rmgr=RMGR only show records generated by resource manager RMGR\n"
" use --rmgr=list to list valid resource manager names\n"));
printf(_(" -s, --start=RECPTR start reading at log position RECPTR\n"));
--- 680,687 ----
printf(_(" -f, --follow keep retrying after reaching end of WAL\n"));
printf(_(" -n, --limit=N number of records to display\n"));
printf(_(" -p, --path=PATH directory in which to find log segment files\n"
! printf(_(" or a directory with a ./pg_wal that contains such files\n"
! " (default: current directory, ./pg_wal, PGDATA/pg_wal)\n"));
printf(_(" -r, --rmgr=RMGR only show records generated by resource manager RMGR\n"
" use --rmgr=list to list valid resource manager names\n"));
printf(_(" -s, --start=RECPTR start reading at log position RECPTR\n"));
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