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Fix broken markup, also minor copy-editing.

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Tom Lane 2011-01-21 18:42:46 -05:00
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<para> <para>
<application>pg_test_fsync</> is intended to give you a reasonable <application>pg_test_fsync</> is intended to give you a reasonable
idea of what the fastest fsync_method is on your specific system, idea of what the fastest <xref linkend="guc-wal-sync-method"> is on your
specific system,
as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an as well as supplying diagnostic information in the event of an
identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by test_fsync identified I/O problem. However, differences shown by pg_test_fsync
might not make any difference in real database throughput, especially might not make any difference in real database throughput, especially
since many database servers are not speed-limited by their transaction since many database servers are not speed-limited by their transaction
logs. logs.
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<sect2> <sect2>
<title>Usage</title> <title>Usage</title>
<sect2> <synopsis>
<title><application>pg_test_fsync</> Options</title> pg_test_fsync [options]
</synopsis>
<para> <para>
<application>pg_test_fsync</application> accepts the following command-line arguments: <application>pg_test_fsync</application> accepts the following
command-line options:
<variablelist> <variablelist>
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<term><option>--filename</option></term> <term><option>--filename</option></term>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Specifies the filename for test. The file should be in the Specifies the filename to write test data in.
same file system as the <filename>pg_xlog</> directory. This file should be in the same file system that the
<filename>/pg_xlog</> contains the <acronym>WAL</> files.) <filename>pg_xlog</> directory is or will be placed in.
(<filename>pg_xlog</> contains the <acronym>WAL</> files.)
The default is <filename>test_fsync.out</> in the current The default is <filename>test_fsync.out</> in the current
directory. directory.
</para> </para>
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<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Specifies the number of operations per test. The more operations Specifies the number of operations per test. The more operations
per test, the greater the test's accuracy. The default is per test, the greater the test's accuracy, but the longer it takes
2000. to run. The default is 2000.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>