doc: Expand version compatibility for pg_basebackup features

danielgustafsson · danielgustafsson · commit 56e6a3186885 · 2025-03-04T12:08:27.000+01:00
This updates the paragraph on backwards compatitibility for server features to include --incremental which only works on servers with v17 or newer. Backpatch down to v17 where incremental backup was added. Author: David G. Johnston <David.G.Johnston@Gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwZYfZyeTkS3g2Ovw84TsxHa796xnf-u5kfgn_auyxZk0Q@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 17
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -1005,10 +1005,11 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
   <para>
    <application>pg_basebackup</application> works with servers of the same
-   or an older major version, down to 9.1. However, WAL streaming mode (<literal>-X
-   stream</literal>) only works with server version 9.3 and later, and tar format
+   or older major version, down to 9.1. However, WAL streaming mode (<literal>-X
+   stream</literal>) only works with server version 9.3 and later, the tar format
    (<literal>--format=tar</literal>) only works with server version 9.5
-   and later.
+   and later, and incremental backup (<literal>--incremental</literal>) only works
+   with server version 17 and later.
   </para>
 
   <para>
