Re: pg_basebackup option for handling symlinks

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 21:53, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> I've recently had a possible need for telling pg_basebackup how to
> handle symlinks in the remote data directory, instead of ignoring them,
> which is what currently happens.  Possible options were recreating the
> symlink locally (pointing to a file on the local system) or copying the
> file the symlink points to.  This is mainly useful in scenarios where
> configuration files are symlinked from the data directory.  Has anyone
> else had the need for this?  Is it worth pursuing?

Yes.

I came up to the same issue though - in one case it would've been best
to copy the link, in the other case it would've been best to copy the
contents of the file :S Couldn't decide which was most important...
Maybe a switch would be needed?

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