From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org>
Cc: sfmconsult@gmail.com
Cc: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Pg_dumpall
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:21:54 -0400
Message-ID: <26637.1523218914@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
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"Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org> writes:
>> On Apr 7, 2018, at 10:55 AM, PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
>> Should this not read :
>> psql-f outfile postgres
> Technically it is correct: you’re dumping data to an output file,
> and reading the data in from an input file. The documentation
> also makes reference to what the “outfile” and “infile” represent.
> That being said, I can see how it can be confusing particularly
> if you are reading through the documentation quickly. Perhaps
> a name like “dumpfile” would be more clear?
+1 ... I thought the same. Will go fix it.
regards, tom lane
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