Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format?

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format?
Date: 2024-06-04 17:06:44
Message-ID: f3d35e91-9b80-4985-a1ca-fa0a5d8639d2@aklaver.com
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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You are assuming facts not in evidence, namely that the format is obsolete.

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