You could also do a pg_dump -Fc | gzip -1 -c > dumpfile.gz at the cost of a slightly larger (but faster backup).
Actually if you're going this route, you could skip even the pg_dump compression as well...
pg_dump db | gzip -1 -c > dumpfile.gz -- Robins Tharakan -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
