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> "Examples
> To dump a database:
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> $ pg_dump mydb > db.out"The following - $ pg_dump aurel > aurel.out - gives me "ERROR: syntax
> error at or near "$" at character 1"What am I missing???Bob
The $ isn't part of the command, it just just part of the shell's command-line prompt.
My shell command line prompt looks like this:
richard@db_server01 ~ $
if i want to jump a database then I would type the following command after the prompt:
richard@db_server01 ~ $ pg_dump mydb > db.out
Regards,
Richard Broersma Jr.