Re: How to verify pg_dump files

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary [mailto:listgj-pg(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 8:02 AM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: How to verify pg_dump files
>
> Can anyone suggest how I could verify that the files created by pg_dump
> are "okay"? They are being created for backup purposes, and the last
> thing I want to do is find out that the backups themselves are in some
> way corrupt.
>
> I know I can check the output of the command itself, but what if.. I
> don't know... if there are problems with the disc it writes to, or
> something like that. Is there any way to check whether the output file
> is "valid" in the sense that it is complete and syntactically correct?
>
> --
> Gary Please do NOT send me 'courtesy' replies off-list.
>

The only 100% fool-proof test would be to restore from your backup files.

Regards,
Igor Neyman