Re: [GENERAL] copying a database without dumping it

2005-12-15 Thread Marc Brünink
On Donnerstag, Dez 15, 2005, at 12:11 Europe/Berlin, Tino Wildenhain wrote: Marc Brünink schrieb: Hi list, ... Now I'l try a custom dump. Perhaps this will suffice. But I guess it's impossible for a dump to be as fast as a cp. So if a cp would be possible I would favour it. Oh, and did I

Re: [GENERAL] copying a database without dumping it

2005-12-15 Thread Tino Wildenhain
Marc Brünink schrieb: Hi list, ... Now I'l try a custom dump. Perhaps this will suffice. But I guess it's impossible for a dump to be as fast as a cp. So if a cp would be possible I would favour it. Oh, and did I tell: Everything have to be done tommorow. *sigh* Actually its faster.

Re: [GENERAL] copying a database without dumping it

2005-12-15 Thread Pandurangan R S
This link explains lot of useful techniques for backup and restore http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/backup.html On 12/15/05, Marc Brünink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > I know this was asked a lot of times on this mailing list. But actually > no reply satisfied me :-) > Howeve