regularly scheduled checkpoint to complete, which may take a long time (see the
configuration parameters <xref linkend="guc-checkpoint-timeout"/> and
<xref linkend="guc-checkpoint-completion-target"/>). This is
- usually preferrable as it minimizes the impact on the running system. If you
+ usually preferable as it minimizes the impact on the running system. If you
want to start the backup as soon as possible, pass <literal>true</literal> as
the second parameter to <function>pg_backup_start</function> and it will
request an immediate checkpoint, which will finish as fast as possible using
an extension to implement.
</para>
<para>
- To create a new custom WAL resouce manager, first define an
+ To create a new custom WAL resource manager, first define an
<structname>RmgrData</structname> structure with implementations for the
resource manager methods. Refer to
<filename>src/backend/access/transam/README</filename> and