pgsql: Document deprecated --wal-directory option for pg_verifybackup

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Document deprecated --wal-directory option for pg_verifybackup
Date: 2026-05-06 08:53:03
Message-ID: E1wKY07-000Z2u-37@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Document deprecated --wal-directory option for pg_verifybackup

Commit b3cf461b3cf renamed --wal-directory to --wal-path but retained
the former as a silent alias. Per project policy, all options,
including deprecated ones, should be documented to assist users
transitioning between versions.

This patch restores --wal-directory to the documentation and --help
output.

Author: Amul Sul <sulamul(at)gmail(dot)com>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/E1w3fZp-000gje-31%40gemulon.postgresql.org

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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/43dc21f76fff67c481b1d208f9ee81a28972a158

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_verifybackup.sgml | 1 +
src/bin/pg_verifybackup/pg_verifybackup.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

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