Re: stupid question

From: rhkelly <rhkelly(at)myrealbox(dot)com>
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: stupid question
Date: 2004-01-01 20:14:02
Message-ID: 3FF47F8A.5000906@myrealbox.com
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Tom Lane wrote:

> rhkelly <rhkelly(at)myrealbox(dot)com> writes:
>
>>Michael Glaesemann wrote:
>>>>1) the exact correspondence of the files and tables...
>>>>2) what are the safe filesystem operations...

>>>Not to be contrary, but why would you want to know this?
>
>>So that I can put the system into some 'partial/previous'
>>state in a manner which Postgress itself does not support
>
> You can't. The connections between data files, xlog, and clog...

May I suggest we take two steps back...

I was simply inquiring about what I consider to be an indispensible
element of documentation for *any* application - i.e., the content
and format of the files in which the application stores the data.

I was unable to find it and asked for help.

Roger

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