Re: Would you add a --dry-run to pg_restore?

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Edmundo Robles <edmundo(at)sw-argos(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Would you add a --dry-run to pg_restore?
Date: 2017-08-02 17:29:38
Message-ID: CAKFQuwZLdxdRCfs76yFHeHmAPQXNkNpuirH01KV5pHjrcw6vrg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Edmundo Robles <edmundo(at)sw-argos(dot)com>
wrote:

> I imagine pg_restore can execute the instructions on dump but don't
> write on disk. just like David said: "tell me what is going to happen
> but don't actually do it"
>

You may wish to respond to the actual points being made as to why
separating out "writing" from "execution" doesn't provide meaningful value
- especially not for the effort it would take.

David J.

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