On 7/27/17 09:24, hol...@jakobs.com wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/pgupgrade.html
> Description:
> 
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/pgupgrade.html states that
> junction points are created when --link is used.
> 
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365006(v=vs.85).aspx
> says that junction points are "soft links" (symbolic links in Unix 
> speak),
> which would be disastrous if the original data directory is being purged
> afterwards.
> 
> Is the documentation incorrect?
> Is the program correct?

It actually uses hard links on Windows as well.  The documentation has
been fixed and will appear correctly in the next minor releases.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


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