diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_recvlogical.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_recvlogical.sgml index f68182266a9..263ebdeeab4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_recvlogical.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_recvlogical.sgml @@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation (ControlC) or SIGTERM signal. + + + When pg_recvlogical receives + a SIGHUP signal, it closes the current output file + and opens a new one using the filename specified by + the option. This allows us to rotate + the output file by first renaming the current file and then sending + a SIGHUP signal to + pg_recvlogical. +