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
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.
</para>
</listitem>
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