Re: pg_dump save command in output

On 10/3/21 10:15 AM, Joao Miguel Ferreira wrote:
> 

> I just wanted to save the command inside the SQL file to be able to 
> "remember" it later. ideally I would open the file on some text editor 
> and see the original pg_dump command on the few first lines, as a comment
> 
> -- original command was: psql -h some_host -p .....
> 
> 
>     Are you dumping in plain or custom format?
> 
> 
> plain (SQL)

A quick test here found that manually adding:

-- original command was: psql -h some_host -p .....

as:

-- Dumped by pg_dump version XX.x
-- original command was: psql -h some_host -p .....

at head of file did not infer with the restore.

No guarantees though.


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> 
>      >
>      > thank you
>      > Joao
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>     Adrian Klaver
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