createdb --template=sourcedatabase newdatabase will also work (and probably work faster) if you can kick everyone out of sourcedatabase and you're doing all this on one machine. On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 07:31:29PM -0800, Uwe C. Schroeder wrote: > pg_dump -h sourcehost -U sourceuser sourcedatabase | psql -h desthost -U > destuser destdatabase > > you may have to add a parameter for the password depending on your pg_hba.conf > settings. Both databases need to be network enabled and have a pg_hba.conf > entry for the machine you're running this command on. > > > > On Monday 23 January 2006 00:49, Krzysztof Szadkowski wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am looking for a way to copy whole database to another existing > > database. > > Any suggestions ? > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Best regards, > > Krzysztof Szadkowski > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > > match > > -- > UC > > -- > Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 1618 Kelly St > Phone: +1 707 568 3056 Santa Rosa, CA 95401 > Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States > Fax: +1 707 568 6416 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461