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doc: Expand version compatibility for pg_basebackup features

author Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>

Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:08:27 +0000 (12:08 +0100)

committer Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>

Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:08:27 +0000 (12:08 +0100)

This updates the paragraph on backwards compatitibility for server
features to include --incremental which only works on servers with
v17 or newer. Backpatch down to v17 where incremental backup was
added.

Author: David G. Johnston <David.G.Johnston@Gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwZYfZyeTkS3g2Ovw84TsxHa796xnf-u5kfgn_auyxZk0Q@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 17

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml patch | blob | blame | history

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml

index c2d721208b1d0c0393a28549b3dd357960738691..9659f76042c5b5a9bbcf20b390ea15d684f1f205 100644 (file)

--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml

+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml

@@ -1005,10 +1005,11 @@ PostgreSQL documentation

<para>

<application>pg_basebackup</application> works with servers of the same

- or an older major version, down to 9.1. However, WAL streaming mode (<literal>-X

- stream</literal>) only works with server version 9.3 and later, and tar format

+ or older major version, down to 9.1. However, WAL streaming mode (<literal>-X

+ stream</literal>) only works with server version 9.3 and later, the tar format

(<literal>--format=tar</literal>) only works with server version 9.5

- and later.

+ and later, and incremental backup (<literal>--incremental</literal>) only works

+ with server version 17 and later.

</para>

<para>

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