On 8/5/16 11:53 AM, Jeff Janes wrote:
> I think the documentation for the -x option is confusing:
>
> -x extension
>
> When using the program as a standalone utility, provide an extension
> that will be stripped from all file names before deciding if they
> should be deleted. This is typically useful for cleaning up archives
> that have been compressed during storage, and therefore have had an
> extension added by the compression program. For example: -x .gz.
>
>
> This option behaves the same whether it is used as a standalone
> utility or used by archive_cleanup_command. I don't think
> pg_archivecleanup even knows how it is being called.
>
> I think we should just strike the first clause.
Fixed in 9.6 and master.
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