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@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ tmp_check/log/ to get more info. Files named 'regress_log_XXX' are log
output from the perl test scripts themselves, and should be examined first.
Other files are postmaster logs, and may be helpful as additional data.
+Data directories will also be left behind for analysis when a test fails;
+they are named according to the test filename. But if the environment
+variable PG_TEST_NOCLEAN is set, data directories will be retained
+regardless of test status.
+
Writing tests
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