Docs: avoid confusing use of the word "synchronized"
authorDavid Rowley <[email protected]>
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:15:02 +0000 (09:15 +1200)
committerDavid Rowley <[email protected]>
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:15:02 +0000 (09:15 +1200)
It's misleading to call the data directory the "synchronized data
directory" when discussing a crash scenario when using pg_rewind's
--no-sync option.  Here we just remove the word "synchronized" to avoid
any possible confusion.

Author: Justin Pryzby
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20220411020336[email protected]
Backpatch-through: 12, where --no-sync was added

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml

index e808239aa5b52562aecd6694e0e49685b79b1d0a..69d6924b3a23648a8969d4847bd4b85d10d0c6be 100644 (file)
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
         to be written safely to disk.  This option causes
         <command>pg_rewind</command> to return without waiting, which is
         faster, but means that a subsequent operating system crash can leave
-        the synchronized data directory corrupt.  Generally, this option is
-        useful for testing but should not be used on a production
+        the data directory corrupt.  Generally, this option is useful for
+        testing but should not be used on a production
         installation.
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