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Add a note suggesting that users should use the newer version of pg_dump

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to perform upgrades, and cleanup some nearby text. Patch from Robert
Treat, editorializing by Neil Conway.
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.47 2004/08/29 21:08:47 tgl Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.48 2004/09/30 10:30:10 neilc Exp $
-->
<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
@ -950,13 +950,17 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p'
storage formats. For example, releases 7.0.1, 7.1.2, and 7.2 are
not compatible, whereas 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 are. When you update
between compatible versions, you can simply replace the executables
and reuse the data area on disk. Otherwise you need to
<quote>back up</> your data and <quote>restore</> it on the new
server, using <application>pg_dump</>. (There are checks in place
that prevent you from doing the wrong thing, so no harm can be done
by confusing these things.) The precise installation procedure is
not the subject of this section; those details are in <xref
linkend="installation">.
and reuse the data area on disk. Otherwise you need to <quote>back
up</> your data and <quote>restore</> it on the new server, using
<application>pg_dump</>. There are checks in place that prevent you
from using a data area with an incompatible version of
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, so no harm can be done by
confusing these things. It is recommended that you use the
<application>pg_dump</> program from the newer version of
<productname>PostgreSQL</> to take advantage of any enhancements in
<application>pg_dump</> that may have been made. The precise
installation procedure is not the subject of this section; those
details are in <xref linkend="installation">.
</para>
<para>