Re: AW: Backup, restore & pg_dump

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Philip Warner <pjw(at)rhyme(dot)com(dot)au>, Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA(at)wien(dot)spardat(dot)at>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: AW: Backup, restore & pg_dump
Date: 2000-10-16 22:51:48
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.21.0010161951350.342-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Philip Warner writes:
>
> > >I like the pg_{import,export} names myself ... *nod*
> >
> > Sounds fine also; but we have compatibility issues in that we still need
> > pg_dump. Maybe just a symbolic link to pg_export.
>
> I'm not so fond of changing a long-established program name for the sake
> of ethymological correctness or consistency with other products (yeah,
> right). I got plenty of suggestions if you want to start that. I say
> stick to pg_dump[all], and name the inverse pg_undump, pg_load, or
> pmud_gp.

pmud_gp? *raised eyebrow*

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