Commit 3a95dfe4 authored by David Rowley's avatar David Rowley

Docs: avoid confusing use of the word "synchronized"

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.GB26620@telsasoft.com
Backpatch-through: 12, where --no-sync was added
parent a65747b1
...@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation ...@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
to be written safely to disk. This option causes to be written safely to disk. This option causes
<command>pg_rewind</command> to return without waiting, which is <command>pg_rewind</command> to return without waiting, which is
faster, but means that a subsequent operating system crash can leave faster, but means that a subsequent operating system crash can leave
the synchronized data directory corrupt. Generally, this option is the data directory corrupt. Generally, this option is useful for
useful for testing but should not be used on a production testing but should not be used on a production
installation. installation.
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