Re: Docs pg_restore: Shouldn't there be a note about -n ?

On 2026-Jan-05, Florents Tselai wrote:

> I consolidated the dependency warnings into the main "Notes" section for
> both pg_dump and pg_restore, removing the repetitive per-switch notes.
>
> For the -e switch in pg_dump, I replaced the removed dependency note
> with a specific warning that extension installation files (shared libs,
> control files) are not included.
> I agree that maintaining a specific note for -e is the right move.
> Given the broad usage of pg_dump, it is helpful to be explicit that the
> dump only captures the SQL definitions and not the underlying system
> binaries.

Makes sense. I have pushed this.

I just noticed though, that the issue in pg_restore applies not only to
the -n and -t switches, but also to -L (where you specify a file with a
list of objects to restore) and --filter. Maybe we can this new
paragraph mention that as well.

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