pg_dumping large objects

From: "Morris Goldstein" <morris(dot)x(dot)goldstein(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pg_dumping large objects
Date: 2007-09-24 17:48:52
Message-ID: 41b6f5c20709241048x6a3ced24ue291974421ed0e7b@mail.gmail.com
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pg_dump --help says:

-b, --blobs include large objects in dump

What is the definition of "large object"? Is it a certain set of types
(e.g. text)? Long values stored in these types? What qualifies as
long? In general, how can I tell if I need the -b flag (postgres 7.4).

Morris Goldstein

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