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<xref linkend="app-pgdump"/> for this purpose. The basic usage of this |
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command is: |
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<synopsis> |
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pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> > <replaceable class="parameter">outfile</replaceable> |
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pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> > <replaceable class="parameter">dumpfile</replaceable> |
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</synopsis> |
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As you see, <application>pg_dump</application> writes its result to the |
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standard output. We will see below how this can be useful. |
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be read in by the <application>psql</application> program. The |
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general command form to restore a dump is |
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<synopsis> |
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psql <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> < <replaceable class="parameter">infile</replaceable> |
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psql <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> < <replaceable class="parameter">dumpfile</replaceable> |
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</synopsis> |
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where <replaceable class="parameter">infile</replaceable> is the |
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where <replaceable class="parameter">dumpfile</replaceable> is the |
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file output by the <application>pg_dump</application> command. The database <replaceable |
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class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> will not be created by this |
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command, so you must create it yourself from <literal>template0</literal> |
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behavior and have <application>psql</application> exit with an |
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exit status of 3 if an SQL error occurs: |
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<programlisting> |
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psql --set ON_ERROR_STOP=on dbname < infile |
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psql --set ON_ERROR_STOP=on dbname < dumpfile |
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</programlisting> |
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Either way, you will only have a partially restored database. |
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Alternatively, you can specify that the whole dump should be |
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cluster, and also preserves cluster-wide data such as role and |
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tablespace definitions. The basic usage of this command is: |
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<synopsis> |
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pg_dumpall > <replaceable>outfile</replaceable> |
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pg_dumpall > <replaceable>dumpfile</replaceable> |
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</synopsis> |
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The resulting dump can be restored with <application>psql</application>: |
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<synopsis> |
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psql -f <replaceable class="parameter">infile</replaceable> postgres |
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psql -f <replaceable class="parameter">dumpfile</replaceable> postgres |
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</synopsis> |
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(Actually, you can specify any existing database name to start from, |
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but if you are loading into an empty cluster then <literal>postgres</literal> |
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