Srinath Reddy <srinath2133(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> wouldn't it be nice if we get the error message as same as when we didn't
> gave format option and pg_restore finds the format
> using _discoverArchiveFormat there it suggests to try psql ,instead of
> saying "p/plain text" format is a invalid format,as we are doing currently
> in pg.
Good idea. I pushed your patch with that addition.
regards, tom lane