| From: | Erik Wienhold <ewie(at)ewie(dot)name> |
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| To: | Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format? |
| Date: | 2024-06-04 13:48:50 |
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On 2024-06-04 14:13 +0200, Ron Johnson wrote:
> It doesn't support compression nor restore reordering like the custom
> format, so I'm having trouble seeing why it still exists (at least without
> a doc warning that it's obsolete).
Maybe because of this:
> * The tar format also includes a 'restore.sql' script which is there for
> * the benefit of humans. This script is never used by pg_restore.
I've never used that restore.sql, so I can't say how useful it is,
especially since it requires editing $$PATH$$. Should be mentioned in
the docs if that file is still relevant.
--
Erik
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