Re: pg_dump new -n flag

> > Did you update the man pages or docs? I don't see the man page
> > changed. Do you want me to do it?
>
> Funny you should ask...
>
> I'm just in the process of converting all of the "utilities" man pages
> to sgml. For this release, we should keep the man pages as-is, but we
> will have equivalent info in hardcopy and html.

Good.

> So, I haven't updated the man page yet, but I'll do that. I did update
> the usage printout from pg_dump itself.

I saw that.

> And, can we be sure to update both sgml and man pages from here to
> release to keep them in sync? I should be able to commit most sgml
> sources for the utilities this evening; on my list of "must-haves" just
> pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and vacuum are left to do.

Yes. Good idea. Just one question. Are we sure we have all the man
page sync with the sgml? I remember Tom Lane saying there was some
stuff missing from the sgml.

> btw, is "-n" an acceptable choice for the flag? I'd be happy with
> anything, but decided that "-q" probably shouldn't be used since many
> programs use it to mean "quiet". So -n for "No quotes" is what I chose
> instead...

Seems good.

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