Martin Marques <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I have a question related to the archive_command option of postgresql.conf. > In the documentation[1] I found examples that add a "< /dev/null" at the > end of the cp command. I know what the redirection from /dev/null does > (send an EOF), but is it really needed? The examples that have that are using "cp -i", and the point of the redirect is to ensure that cp doesn't eat any input intended for someone else if it actually does see a conflict (and try to prompt the user). regards, tom lane
