From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
cc: sfmconsult@gmail.com, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Pg_dumpall
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Comments: In-reply-to "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
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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.o=
rg> wrote:
>> Should this not read :
>> psql-f outfile postgres

> Technically it is correct: you=E2=80=99re dumping data to an output file=
,
> and reading the data in from an input file.  The documentation
> also makes reference to what the =E2=80=9Coutfile=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9C=
infile=E2=80=9D 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 =E2=80=9Cdumpfile=E2=80=9D would be more clear?

+1 ... I thought the same.  Will go fix it.

			regards, tom lane