different numeric order.
        The transactions that will be recovered are those that committed
        before (and optionally including) the specified one.
        The precise stopping point is also influenced by
        <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-inclusive"/>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>

     <varlistentry id="guc-recovery-target-lsn" xreflabel="recovery_target_lsn">
      <term><varname>recovery_target_lsn</varname> (<type>pg_lsn</type>)
      <indexterm>
        <primary><varname>recovery_target_lsn</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
      </indexterm>
      </term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        This parameter specifies the LSN of the write-ahead log location up
        to which recovery will proceed. The precise stopping point is also
        influenced by <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-inclusive"/>. This
        parameter is parsed using the system data type
        <link linkend="datatype-pg-lsn"><type>pg_lsn</type></link>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>

     <para>
       The following options further specify the recovery target, and affect
       what happens when the target is reached:
     </para>

     <variablelist>
     <varlistentry id="guc-recovery-target-inclusive"
                   xreflabel="recovery_target_inclusive">
      <term><varname>recovery_target_inclusive</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)
      <indexterm>
        <primary><varname>recovery_target_inclusive</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
      </indexterm>
      </term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Specifies whether to stop just after the specified recovery target
        (<literal>on</literal>), or just before the recovery target
        (<literal>off</literal>).
        Applies when <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-lsn"/>,
        <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-time"/>, or
        <xref linkend="guc-recovery-target-xid"/> is specified.
        This setting controls whether transactions
        having exactly the target WAL location (LSN), commit time, or transaction ID, respectively, will
        be included in the recovery.  Default is <literal>on</literal>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>

     <varlistentry id="guc-recovery-target-timeline"
                   xreflabel="recovery_target_timeline">
      <term><varname>recovery_target_timeline</varname> (<type>string</type>)
      <indexterm>
        <primary><varname>recovery_target_timeline</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
      </indexterm>
      </term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Specifies recovering into a particular timeline.  The value can be a
        numeric timeline ID or a special value.  The value
        <literal>current</literal> recovers along the same timeline that was
        current when the base backup was taken.  The
        value <literal>latest</literal> recovers
        to the latest timeline found in the archive, which is useful in
        a standby server.  <literal>latest</literal> is the default.
       </para>

       <para>
        To specify a timeline ID in hexadecimal (for example, if extracted
        from a WAL file name or history file), prefix it with a
        <literal>0x</literal>.  For instance, if the WAL file name is
        <filename>00000011000000A10000004F</filename>, then the timeline ID is
        <literal>0x11</literal> (or 17 decimal).
       </para>

       <para>
        You usually only need to set this parameter
        in complex re-recovery situations, where you need to return to
        a state that itself was reached after a point-in-time recovery.
        See <xref linkend="backup-timelines"/> for discussion.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>

     <varlistentry id="guc-recovery-target-action"
                   xreflabel="recovery_target_action">
      <term><varname>recovery_target_action</varname> (<type>enum</type>)
      <indexterm>