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

bmomjian · bmomjian · commit 7a2f70f0e5e8 · 2018-09-16T11:35:34.000-04:00
The previous text was overly complex.

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diff --git 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>
