Re: BUG #16732: pg_dump creates broken backups

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
Cc: Zsolt Ero <zsolt(dot)ero(at)gmail(dot)com>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #16732: pg_dump creates broken backups
Date: 2020-11-21 17:57:33
Message-ID: 1546649.1605981453@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> writes:
> Why do you do that? It seems much easier to produce a complete dump,
> then obtain the --list from it, do "grep -v" of the TABLE DATA element
> for that table, then give that file to pg_restore. It would restore
> everything in the right order, including that table's definition, but
> excluding that table's data.

Yeah, it's clearly possible to dodge the issue by using a different
dump/restore procedure. Still, this procedure is not obviously
incorrect, so it'd be nice if pg_restore coped better.

regards, tom lane

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