pg_verifybackup and the associated backup manifest functionality uses
"path", "path name", etc. throughout where other components might just
say "file", "file name". This isn't wrong, if you follow POSIX
terminology, but it's a bit unusual, I think. Specifically, option
naming like
-i, --ignore=RELATIVE_PATH ignore indicated path
-m, --manifest-path=PATH use specified path for manifest
-w, --wal-directory=PATH use specified path for WAL files
might make one think that there is a search path involved.
Thoughts? Is there a deeper reason behind this, or should we dial this
back a bit perhaps?
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