pg_dump -j

From: Sam Stearns <sam(dot)stearns(at)dat(dot)com>
To: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Henry Ashu <henry(dot)ashu(at)dat(dot)com>, Avi Vallarapu <av(at)hexacluster(dot)ai>
Subject: pg_dump -j
Date: 2025-11-12 15:33:48
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Howdy,

Would someone be able to advise on the correct setting for the -j option of
pg_dump to run the dump in parallel, please? Is it based on CPU count, or
something else? The output of nproc is 32.

Thank you,

Sam

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