Re: excluding a table from pg_dump

From: Josh(dot)Zeckser(at)jeppesen(dot)com
To: Hannes Dorbath <light(at)theendofthetunnel(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: excluding a table from pg_dump
Date: 2005-10-25 16:28:53
Message-ID: OF2B49548C.211C52F3-ON082570A5.005A6DD8-882570A5.0054E5B9@jeppesen.com
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pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org wrote on 10/25/2005 02:31:51 AM:

> It's possible with pg_restore to exclude that table on /restore/, but
> that's not what you asked for..
>
> On 25.10.2005 11:08, Gourish Singbal wrote:
> > pg_dump does not allow you to accomplish this task for sure.
> >
> > On 10/20/05, Colton A Smith <smith(at)cs(dot)utk(dot)edu> wrote:
> >> I don't think this is possible, but I want to make sure. Let's say I
> >> have a database that I want to dump in its entirety, all except for
one
> >> particular table. Is there an option flag on pg_dump that
accomplishes
> >> this?

Here is an option: Dump into a test database, drop the table in the test
db & dump to file:
pg_dump originaldb | psql testdb < droptable.sql; pg_dump testdb >
dumpfile

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