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    Add options to enable and disable checksums in pg_checksums · ed308d78
    Michael Paquier authored
    An offline cluster can now work with more modes in pg_checksums:
    - --enable enables checksums in a cluster, updating all blocks with a
    correct checksum, and updating the control file at the end.
    - --disable disables checksums in a cluster, updating only the control
    file.
    - --check is an extra option able to verify checksums for a cluster, and
    the default used if no mode is specified.
    
    When running --enable or --disable, the data folder gets fsync'd for
    durability, and then it is followed by a control file update and flush
    to keep the operation consistent should the tool be interrupted, killed
    or the host unplugged.  If no mode is specified in the options, then
    --check is used for compatibility with older versions of pg_checksums
    (named pg_verify_checksums in v11 where it was introduced).
    
    Author: Michael Banck, Michael Paquier
    Reviewed-by: Fabien Coelho, Magnus Hagander, Sergei Kornilov
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20181221201616.GD4974@nighthawk.caipicrew.dd-dns.de
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