Re: pg_dump

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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.