Reynard Hilman <reynardmh(at)lightsky(dot)com> writes:
> Is there a way to translate information in pg_xlog files to a more
> readable format?
> Basically we have someone accidentally emptied a text column containing
> quite a large amount of text, and unfortunately have no backups.
No, and I don't think it would help you anyway. pg_xlog is only
intended as short-term backup; it's unlikely to contain data that is more
than a few minutes old.
regards, tom lane