Re: Another pg_dump using split and gzip for large databases

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
Cc: jim(at)jdoherty(dot)net, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Another pg_dump using split and gzip for large databases
Date: 2021-07-29 19:10:34
Message-ID: 20210729191034.GU9600@momjian.us
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 07:15:21PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> > On 29 Jul 2021, at 17:29, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 05:23:20PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> >>> On 29 Jul 2021, at 16:58, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >>
> >>> OK, I can adjust it to say "GNU split" or just skip this addition.
> >>
> >> I don't have strong feelings either way, with a slight preference for writing
> >> it as "GNU split" since it's still a good tip for a large amount of readers.
> >
> > Yes, I am on the fence for the same reasons but lean toward moving
> > forward for your same reasons.
>
> Making it two separate examples is a good idea, tipping the scale to a +1 from me.
>
> + If using <application>GNU split</application>, it is possible to
> A small nitpick is that we write this as GNU <application>..</application>
> elsewhere on this page (like GNU tar for example).

OK, updated patch attached. FYI, I put the GNU inside the application
name in the first version because we specifically only want the GNU
version of that application, but I think taking it out for consistency
is fine.

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