Re: How to use the COPY command

--- Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Low Kian Seong <postgresql_low(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> > How do I use the copy command to copy a whole
> database
> > onto a system file so that i can use the createdb
> with
> > the -T flag to re-create the database on another
> > system ?
>
> I think you are looking for pg_dump, not COPY.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

When I use pg_dump, it complaints when i try to do
this :

createdb dbname -T /path/to/dump/file

What must the format of the dump file be in order for
the above command to work ?

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