Re: Automatic backup with Linux.

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Rommel B(dot) Abaya" <rommel(dot)abaya(at)menusys(dot)net>
Cc: pginfo <pginfo(at)t1(dot)unisoftbg(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Automatic backup with Linux.
Date: 2002-07-20 16:53:19
Message-ID: 1027184000.6839.16.camel@linda
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On Sat, 2002-07-20 at 17:21, Rommel B. Abaya wrote:
> isn't there any faster method to backup data than pg_dump ???

pg_dump preserves the consistency of the database. That is more
important than raw speed.

> or is there a way to speed up pg_dump ???

Not that I know of

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