> > "Examples > To dump a database: > > $ pg_dump mydb > db.out"The following - $ pg_dump aurel > aurel.out - gives me "ERROR: syntax > error at or near "$" at character 1"What am I missing???Bob The $ isn't part of the command, it just just part of the shell's command-line prompt. My shell command line prompt looks like this: richard@db_server01 ~ $ if i want to jump a database then I would type the following command after the prompt: richard@db_server01 ~ $ pg_dump mydb > db.out Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.