From: Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org>
To: sfmconsult@gmail.com
To: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Pg_dumpall
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2018 13:01:39 -0400
Message-ID: <903C7F7F-C143-47A2-8CF3-0EC48E2390B2@postgresql.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <152311295239.31235.6487236091906987117@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
References: <152311295239.31235.6487236091906987117@wrigleys.postgresql.org>
Hi,
> On Apr 7, 2018, at 10:55 AM, PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
>
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/backup-dump.html
> Description:
>
> "The basic usage of this command is:
>
> pg_dumpall > outfile
> The resulting dump can be restored with psql:
>
> psql -f infile postgres
> (Actually, you can specify any existing database name to..."
>
> 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?
Jonathan
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