Re: pg_restore -t table concerns

Tom Lane wrote:
> Mike Toews <mwtoews(at)sfu(dot)ca> writes:
>
>> I have a few concerns with the usability and documentation for
>> pg_restore (note: I'm on 8.3, but I've checked the documentation for 8.4).
>>
>
> There's a TODO item about that already...
>
> * Add support for multiple pg_restore -t options, like pg_dump
>
> pg_restore's -t switch is less useful than pg_dump's in quite a
> few ways: no multiple switches, no pattern matching, no ability
> to pick up indexes and other dependent items for a selected
> table. It should be made to handle this switch just like pg_dump
> does.
>
>
>

It should also be pointed out that there is a workaround using the
--use-list option.

cheers

andrew