doc: clarify pg_basebackup's -C/--create-slot description

The previous text was overly complex. Backpatch-through: 11
7 years ago · 7a2f70f0e5
parent 0fdadfb019
commit 7a2f70f0e5
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      <term><option>--create-slot</option></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-        This option causes the replication slot specified by the
-        option <literal>--slot</literal> to be created before starting the
-        backup.  In this case, an error is raised if the slot already exists.
+        This option causes creation of a replication slot named by the
+        <literal>--slot</literal> option before starting the backup.
+        An error is raised if the slot already exists.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>