Re: [patch] pg_basebackup: mention that spread checkpoints are the default in --help
Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
To: Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2023-10-25T14:36:41Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 19.10.23 11:39, Michael Banck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I believed that spread (not fast) checkpoints are the default in
> pg_basebackup, but noticed that --help does not specify which is which -
> contrary to the reference documentation.
>
> So I propose the small attached patch to clarify that.
> printf(_(" -c, --checkpoint=fast|spread\n"
>- " set fast or spread
checkpointing\n"));
>+ " set fast or spread (default)
checkpointing\n"));
Could we do like
-c, --checkpoint=fast|spread
set fast or spread checkpointing
(default: spread)
This seems to be easier to read.
Commits
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Show the default checkpoint method in the pg_basebackup help message
- cd02b35a4609 17.0 landed