Doc: further adjust notes about pg_upgrade_output.d.
authorTom Lane <[email protected]>
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:19:21 +0000 (14:19 -0400)
committerTom Lane <[email protected]>
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:19:21 +0000 (14:19 -0400)
I'd misunderstood how it worked in 5f1048881.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20220925215009[email protected]

doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml

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@@ -773,8 +773,10 @@ psql --username=postgres --file=script.sql postgres
    with a timestamp formatted as per ISO 8601
    (<literal>%Y%m%dT%H%M%S</literal>), where all its generated files are
    stored.
-   <filename>pg_upgrade_output.d</filename> and all its contained files may be
-   removed once the upgrade is successfully completed.
+   <filename>pg_upgrade_output.d</filename> and its contained files will be
+   removed automatically if <application>pg_upgrade</application> completes
+   successfully; but in the event of trouble, the files there may provide
+   useful debugging information.
   </para>
 
   <para>