pg_upgrade: document that --link should be used with --check

Backpatch to 9.2.
12 years ago · e2c84bc9f5
parent 964c0d0f80
commit e2c84bc9f5
1 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/pgupgrade.sgml
@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ pg_upgrade.exe
     and then do the upgrade. You can use <command>pg_upgrade --check</>
     to perform only the checks, even if the old server is still
     running. <command>pg_upgrade --check</> will also outline any
-     manual adjustments you will need to make after the upgrade.
+     manual adjustments you will need to make after the upgrade.  If you
+     are going to be using link mode, you should use the <option>--link</>
+     option with <option>--check</option> to enable link-mode-specific checks.
     <command>pg_upgrade</> requires write permission in the current directory.
    </para>