Re: pg_start/stop_backup naming conventions

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: mj0nes <matthew(dot)jones(at)ramtech(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_start/stop_backup naming conventions
Date: 2017-10-09 17:33:42
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbxWDbQRPB0TezQdT868SG=goRKxpPe-UoLCLdMWrBTBQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 9:33 AM, mj0nes <matthew(dot)jones(at)ramtech(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm just starting out on a rolling backup strategy and the naming
> convention
> has thrown me slightly for the WAL and "backup_label" files.
>
​[...]​

> Thanks for any pointers.
>

​I'll give out the standard advice - don't roll-your-own backup solution -
investigate and choose one the many supported and maintained backup
solutions (most are open source) that are already available. This kind of
detail, then, should become unimportant to you.

David J.

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