Re: [HACKERS] pg_restore -d doesn't display output

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > > Does anyone know why 'pg_restore -d' doesn't display the commands being
> > > executed, like you see when you don't use '-d':
> >
> > > pg_restore < /tmp/test.db
> > > pg_restore -d test < /tmp/test.db
> >
> > The first sends a script to stdout (effectively equivalent to pg_dump
> > plain style). The second sends the commands to a backend.
> >
> > I would have expected there to be a --verbose option that would also echo
> > the commands to stderr, but it doesn't look like there's any support for
> > that in the code.
>
> I don't understand why sending something to a backend should effect the
> script output.

I have patched pg_restore to output the script contents if you restore
with -v:

pg_restore -v -d test /tmp/x

Patch attached. I will save this for 7.5.

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