Re: pg_dump using anything other than custom and directory

[Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just hand-edited a .dat file from an -Fd backup.

On 4/12/19 5:34 PM, Derek Viljoen wrote:

You can hand edit raw text. 

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 5:32 PM Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What makes -Ft and -Fp so much better than -Fc and -Fd at setting up test environments?

On 4/12/19 3:50 PM, Derek Viljoen wrote:

Setting up test environments. 

On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 3:10 PM Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

In 2019 using supported versions of PostgreSQL, what practical use is there
to use the tar format, and -- other than migrating trivially sized databases
to other RDBMSs -- the plain format?

Thanks

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