Preserver pg_log and pg_variable in upgrade. Cleanups.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/man/pg_upgrade.1 b/src/man/pg_upgrade.1
index e249e117474..75c48d096de 100644
--- a/src/man/pg_upgrade.1
+++ b/src/man/pg_upgrade.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_upgrade.1,v 1.3 1998/08/30 13:14:00 momjian Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_upgrade.1,v 1.4 1998/08/31 04:32:18 momjian Exp $
 .TH pg_upgrade UNIX 1/20/96 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
 .SH NAME
 pg_upgrade - allows upgrade from a previous release without reloading data
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .BR pg_upgrade 
-[-f input_file] old_data_dir database
+[-f input_file] old_data_dir
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .IR "pg_upgrade"
 is a utility for upgrading from a previous PostgreSQL release
@@ -15,27 +15,28 @@ First, to be safe, back up your data directory.
 Then, use:
 .nf
 
-	pg_dumpall -s -o >db.out
+	pg_dumpall -s >db.out
 
 .fi
-to dump out your old database definitions without data,
-while perserving the max system oid.
+to dump out your old database definitions without any data.
+Stop the postmaster and all backends.
 .PP
 Then rename (using
 .IR mv )
 your old pgsql /data directory to /data.old and do a
 .IR "make install"
 to install the new binaries.
-Then run
+Run
 .IR initdb
 to create a new
 .IR template1
 database containing the system tables for the new release.
+Start the new postmaster,
 .IR cd
 to the pgsql main directory, and type:
 .nf
 
-	pg_upgrade -f db.out data.old template1
+	pg_upgrade -f db.out data.old
 
 .fi
 The system will do some checking to make sure everything is properly
@@ -45,13 +46,9 @@ script to create all the databases and tables you had, but with no data.
 It will then move the data files from /data.old into the proper
 .IR /data
 directory.
-You can then start the
-.IR postmaster
-and check out the data.
+You can then check out the data.
 You can delete the
 .IR /data.old
 directory when you are finished.
-.PP
-It can also be used for individual databases. 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 pg_dumpall(1).