Re: inconvenient compression options in pg_basebackup

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: inconvenient compression options in pg_basebackup
Date: 2011-05-24 19:34:17
Message-ID: 13852.1306265657@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Quick patch for verification. I chose the naming -z/--gzip to mirror
> GNU tar.

I would argue that -Z ought to turn on "gzip" without my having to write
-z as well (at least when the argument is greater than zero; possibly
-Z0 should be allowed as meaning "no compression").

Other than that (and the ensuing docs and help changes), looks fine.

regards, tom lane

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