Tom Lane wrote: > Oliver Elphick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 23:18, Neil Conway wrote: > >> I do agree that we could stand to document the purpose of pg_clog > >> and pg_xlog more clearly. However, this information belongs in the > >> standard documentation, not scattered throughout $PGDATA. > > > Then it needs to be stated very prominently. But the place to put a > > sign saying "Dangerous cliff edge" is beside the path that leads along > > it. > > How about changing the names of those directories?
I thought about that, but what would we call them? We could change xlog to wal, I guess. That might actually be clearer. xlog could become xstatus or xactstatus or just xact. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
