Re: pg_dump additional options for performance

Andrew Dunstan <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:40 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.patches
Message-ID <[email protected]>

Tom Lane wrote:
> Simon Riggs <[email protected]> writes:
>   
>> I also suggested having three options
>> --want-pre-schema
>> --want-data
>> --want-post-schema
>> so we could ask for any or all parts in the one dump. --data-only and
>> --schema-only are negative options so don't allow this.
>> (I don't like those names either, just thinking about capabilities)
>>     
>
> Maybe invert the logic?
>
> 	--omit-pre-data
> 	--omit-data
> 	--omit-post-data
>
> Not wedded to these either, just tossing out an idea...
>
> 			
>   

Please, no. Negative logic seems likely to cause endless confusion.

I'd even be happier with --schema-part-1 and --schema-part-2 if we can't 
find some more expressive way of designating them.

cheers

andrew

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