Re: pg_dump

Only problem is you need to stop PostgreSQL from running to do it...

operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
> i read that you can copy the contents of pgsql's data
> directory to create a backup, too. in order to
> restore the db, you clean out the data directory and
> then copy the "backed up" files back in to the data
> directory.
>
> i have no experience using this method, but i thought
> i'd mention it to see if anyone else has done this.
>
> --- Christopher Kings-Lynne
> <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
>
>
>>pg_dumpall <dbname> > backup.sql
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>enzo venegas palacios wrote:
>>
>>>hi, i don't know use the pg_dump instruccion and i
>>
>>need create a backup,
>>
>>>please someone has an example.
>>>thanks
>>>enzo
>>>
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