From f3ef0c6ff664f2f26e95ce97e8b50a813bd1aab8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Pryzby <pryzbyj@telsasoft.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 16:50:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH v9 02/11] Document historic behavior about hiding directories
 and special files

Should backpatch to v10: tmpdir, waldir and archive_statusdir
---
 doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 323366feb6..4c0ea5ab3f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -21450,6 +21450,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_walfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
     (mtime) of each file in the log directory. By default, only superusers
     and members of the <literal>pg_monitor</literal> role can use this function.
     Access may be granted to others using <command>GRANT</command>.
+    Filenames beginning with a dot, directories, and other special files are not shown.
    </para>
 
    <indexterm>
@@ -21461,6 +21462,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_walfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
     default only superusers and members of the <literal>pg_monitor</literal> role
     can use this function. Access may be granted to others using
     <command>GRANT</command>.
+    Filenames beginning with a dot, directories, and other special files are not shown.
    </para>
 
    <indexterm>
@@ -21473,6 +21475,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_walfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
     superusers and members of the <literal>pg_monitor</literal> role can
     use this function. Access may be granted to others using
     <command>GRANT</command>.
+    Filenames beginning with a dot, directories, and other special files are not shown.
    </para>
 
    <indexterm>
-- 
2.17.0

