Re: Backup docs

Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> I would like to see that page changed to list pg_basebackup as the
> "default" way of doing base backups, and then list the "manual way" as
> an option if you need more flexibility.

+1

> I'd also like to add "pg_basebackup -x" under standalone hot backups,
> again as the main option.

+1

> I also wonder if we need a tl;dr; section of that whole page that just
> goes through *what to do*, rather than why we do it? Of course not
> removing the details, just showing the simplest case in, um, a simpler
> way?

+1

Come to think about it, that is the perfect occasion to have the
tutorial open itself up to dealing with admin tasks, right?

Please let's apply that documentation patch to 9.2 too.

Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support