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Chapter 28. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log
Table of Contents
28.1.
Reliability
28.2.
Write-Ahead Logging (
WAL
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28.3.
Asynchronous Commit
28.4.
WAL
Configuration
28.5.
WAL Internals
This chapter explains how the Write-Ahead Log is used to obtain efficient, reliable operation.
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