| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pg_restore - added documentation |
| Date: | 2004-10-13 14:37:12 |
| Message-ID: | 14394.1097678232@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> However, I wonder if "output database" is the proper name for -d?
>> Isn't it more "restore database" or "target database"?
> "restore database name" sounds like, "When this option is specified,
> only the database name is restored.". "target database" sounds a lot
> better.
-d really only specifies the database to which pg_restore initially
connects. If you've requested a CREATE DATABASE command be issued (-C
I think) then the actual restore will happen into that database.
regards, tom lane
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