Asunto: Re: pg_restore usage

>tfo(at)alumni(dot)brown(dot)edu (Thomas F. O'Connell) writes:
>> I transfer this file to another server, where the database db does not
>> exist. I try the following:
>
>> pg_restore -C -d db pg_dump20040621.pgsql
>> pg_restore: [archiver (db)] connection to database "db" failed: FATAL:
>> database "db" does not exist
>
>> What is an example of how the -C flag is intended to be used?
>
>Whatever database you name in -d has to already exist, because that's
>where pg_restore will initially connect. -C means to issue a CREATE
>DATABASE command and then reconnect to the new db.
>
>In other words, try "-C -d template1".
>

I have a database called "test", that I use for proofs, and It also is usefull
for restoring a database.

Realize that psql and pg_restore, need to connect to a database. Therefore
I use the "test" database for these issues. I prefer "test", than "template1",
because If I make an mistake, then it would not affect all databases based
in the template.