> 
> "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:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $

if i want to jump a database then I would type the following command after the 
prompt:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ pg_dump mydb > db.out

Regards,

Richard Broersma Jr.

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