Re: excluding a table from pg_dump

[Josh.Zeckser@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxx> 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