how can I tell it's postgresql data?

From: Ricardo Anguiano <anguiano(at)codesourcery(dot)com>
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: how can I tell it's postgresql data?
Date: 2003-02-05 20:36:07
Message-ID: 8665ryxy6g.fsf@potter.codesourcery.com
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Greetings,

I have recently been given some files and told they were "postgre SQL
database" files. I have a couple of questions.

I am new to databases and postgresql. I have managed to install
postgresql-7.2.2, initialize it, and get postmaster started under
FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE.

Question #1: How can I tell if I have actual "postgresql database"
files? The files have no extension. The `file` command
reports the files are "MS-Windows true type font .ttf"
files.

db_restore doesn't like the files:

pg_restore: [archiver] input file does not appear to be a
valid archive

Question #2: If these are database files, how can I get the data back
in the database?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
--
Ricardo Anguiano
http://www.codesourcery.com

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