On 20/03/2007 14:04, Lars Haugseth wrote:
> As you can see, all of these command line utilities accept the -W
> parameter followed by the password.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't -W simply force a prompt from the
password? - it doesn't accept the password on the command line.
Using the .pgpass file allows command line utilities to run unattended
without having to supply a password manually.
Ray.
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Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland
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