Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format?

From: Shaheed Haque <shaheedhaque(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
Cc: ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format?
Date: 2024-06-04 17:40:09
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We use it. I bet lots of others do too.

On Tue, 4 Jun 2024, 18:06 Adrian Klaver, <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:

> Reply to list also.
> Ccing list
>
> On 6/4/24 10:03 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> >
> > If you don't need the tar format then don't use it.
> >
> >
> > That's neither the purpose nor the point of my question.
> >
> > I think that a note in the docs mentioning that it's obsolete would be
> > helpful for new users who recognize "tar" so choose it.
>
> You are assuming facts not in evidence, namely that the format is obsolete.
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>
>
>

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