Tom Lane-2 wrote > $ time pg_dump -f /z/q regression > pg_dump: [archiver] could not open output file "/z/q": No such file or > directory > > real 0m1.164s > user 0m0.062s > sys 0m0.034s > > However, I don't see that with any of the non-plain-text output formats: In my case this is: pg_dump: reading rewrite rules pg_dump: reading large objects pg_dump: reading dependency data pg_dump: saving encoding = UTF8 pg_dump: saving standard_conforming_strings = off pg_dump: saving database definition pg_dump: [archiver] could not open output file "/djsklj.sql": No such file or directory real 1m6.841s user 0m0.412s sys 0m0.068s -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/pg-dump-PostgreSQL-9-4-1-delay-in-checking-if-file-exists-tp5856890p5857335.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general