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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:29:25 -0400
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
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Subject: Re: Another pg_dump using split and gzip for large  databases
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On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 05:23:20PM +0200, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> > On 29 Jul 2021, at 16:58, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 
> > OK, I can adjust it to say "GNU split" or just skip this addition.
> 
> I don't have strong feelings either way, with a slight preference for writing
> it as "GNU split" since it's still a good tip for a large amount of readers.

Yes, I am on the fence for the same reasons but lean toward moving
forward for your same reasons.

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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
index 8c9186d277..62dead73ce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ cat <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>.gz | gunzip | psql <re
      The <command>split</command> command
      allows you to split the output into smaller files that are
      acceptable in size to the underlying file system. For example, to
-     make chunks of 1 megabyte:
+     make 2 gigabyte chunks:
 
 <programlisting>
-pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> | split -b 1m - <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>
+pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> | split -b 2G - <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>
 </programlisting>
 
      Reload with:
@@ -284,6 +284,15 @@ pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> | split -b 1m - <rep
 <programlisting>
 cat <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>* | psql <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable>
 </programlisting>
+
+     If using <application>GNU split</application>, it is possible to
+     use it and <application>gzip</application> together:
+
+<programlisting>
+pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> | split -b 2G --filter='gzip > $FILE.gz'
+</programlisting>
+
+     It can be restored using <command>zcat</command>.
     </para>
    </formalpara>
 

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