> ------- Original Message ------- > From: Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dave Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 1/5/07, 10:52:37 PM > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] -f <output file> option for pg_dumpall > > I think this will be an exercise in time-wasting, and very possibly > destabilize *both* tools. pg_dump has never been designed to reconnect > to a different database; for instance there isn't any code for resetting > all the internal state that it gathers. I think forking a separate > pg_dump for each database is a perfectly fine arrangement, and should be > left alone.
Hmm, would you be happy with my original proposal to add an append option to pg_dump? I'd also like to allow separate dumping of roles and tablespaces, and allow a default db to be specified instead of postgres/template1. /D ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster