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: 2021-08-03 14:58:19
Message-ID: 20210803145819.GC3639@momjian.us
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 03:10:34PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 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.

Patch applied to all supported versions.

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