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From: Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>
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Subject: Re: Proper format for pg_dump file date
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On Wed, 19 Jun 2024, David G. Johnston wrote:

> If you are doing a custom format dump using .sql as the extension is
> objectively wrong. it is correct if you are doing an sql dump, but those
> are generally best avoided.

David,

I use the default text format so restoration is by psql.

Rich