Mark McWilliams <mark(dot)mcwilliams(at)mindspring(dot)com> writes:
> Can someone tell me how to recover a PostgreSQL online backup?
> There is nothing in the documentation, and this is the only thing
> keeping me from using Oracle over PostgreSQL. Assuming of
> course using WAL (write ahead logging).
You don't have to do anything. The postmaster automatically arranges to
replay any uncheckpointed log entries upon restart after a crash.
regards, tom lane