Re: pg_archivecleanup not deleting anything?

Michael Paquier wrote:
>> So, as Albe posted pg_archivecleanup is only cleaning up the WAL files, not
>> the auxiliary files. The WAL files would be the ones with no extension and a
>> size of 16 MB(unless someone changed the compile settings).
> 
> The docs mention that "all WAL files" preceding a given point are
> removed, personally I understand that as "all 16MB-size segments shall
> die", hence excluding backup and history files from the stack. But one
> may understand that "WAL files" means everything in pg_xlog, so as
> something that includes backup and history files. Perhaps we would
> gain in clarity by saying "WAL file segments, including .partial
> segments" in the docs, and not just "WAL files". Thoughts?

It might help to add:
"Timeline history files and backup history files are not deleted."

Yours,
Laurenz Albe