Commit c9707d94 authored by Tom Lane's avatar Tom Lane

Documentation fix: pg_ctl no longer makes connection attempts.

Overlooked in commit f13ea95f.  Noted by Nick Barnes.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20180123093723.7407.3386@wrigleys.postgresql.org
parent f9bbd46a
......@@ -405,10 +405,12 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</para>
<para>
When waiting for startup, <command>pg_ctl</command> repeatedly
attempts to connect to the server.
When waiting for shutdown, <command>pg_ctl</command> waits for
the server to remove its <acronym>PID</acronym> file.
When waiting, <command>pg_ctl</command> repeatedly checks the
server's <acronym>PID</acronym> file, sleeping for a short amount
of time between checks. Startup is considered complete when
the <acronym>PID</acronym> file indicates that the server is ready to
accept connections. Shutdown is considered complete when the server
removes the <acronym>PID</acronym> file.
<command>pg_ctl</command> returns an exit code based on the
success of the startup or shutdown.
</para>
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