Andreas Kretschmer wrote: > Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb: > > > > I would like to use pg_dump to backup a list of tables to one file, > > > > but it looks like > > > > the -t option only supports one file. So, pg_dump gives you the > > > > option of backing > > > > up and entire database or one file, but nothing in between. Am I > > > > missing something? > > > > Is there a way to backup multiple tables (but not the whole database)? > > > > > > You can wait for 8.2, this version supports multiple -t - options. > > > Or you can concat several table-dumps to one big dump. > > > > Note that the latter option does not guarantee that you get a consistent > > dump. > > Yes, of course. Ref. integrity, for instance. But i don't know, how 8.2 > solve this problem. Can you explain this? It dumps all tables in a single SERIALIZABLE transaction. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
