diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml index c9f6ce4bb33605e833ef84c9d00508ee80383b66..bc7f02b8e5f855136f07ed5d52800f3271102404 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml @@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation backup will fail and be unusable. </para> <para> - The write-ahead log files will be written to - the <filename>base.tar</filename> file. + When tar format mode is used, the write-ahead log files will be + written to the <filename>base.tar</filename> file. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation requires no extra write-ahead logs to be saved on the master. </para> <para> - The write-ahead log files are written to a separate file - named <filename>pg_wal.tar</filename> (if the server is a version - earlier than 10, the file will be named <filename>pg_xlog.tar</filename>). + When tar format mode is used, the write-ahead log files will be + written to a separate file named <filename>pg_wal.tar</filename> + (if the server is a version earlier than 10, the file will be named + <filename>pg_xlog.tar</filename>). </para> <para> This value is the default.