Re: pg_restore --no-post-data and --post-data-only

On 09/03/2011 04:49 PM, Dimitri Fontaine wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan<andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>>> Oh, I meant just having it create separate custom format files for each
>>> database. As shell scripts all over the world have been doing for years,
>>> but it would be nice if it was simply built in.
>> I guess it could be done, although I'm not going to do it :-) I'm more about
>> making somewhat hard things easier than easy things slightly easier :-)
> Then what about issuing an archive (tar or ar format here) containing
> one custom file per database plus the globals file, SQL, plus maybe a
> database listing, and hacking pg_restore so that it knows what to do
> with such an input ?
>
> Bonus points if that supports the current -l and -L options, of course.
>
>

That's probably a lot of code for a little benefit, at least from my
POV, but others might find it useful.

cheers

andrew