Re: pg_dump feature request: Exclude tables?

Glen Parker wrote:

>>No, we have:
>>
>>    * Allow pg_dump to use multiple -t and -n switches
>>
>>      This should be done by allowing a '-t schema.table' syntax.
>>
>>but that doesn't have the exclude option.  We had a patch that
>>implemented an exclude but got confused over how it would interact with
>>the schema switch and stuff.  However, with the new  '-t schema.table'
>>syntax we might be able to get it working.
>>
>>
>
>Hmm, while you're at it, maybe you could make it accept wild
>cards or regexp or something :-)  That should allow you to toss
>the -n parameter altogether (schema.*) if you wanted to.
>
>It would also be at least as good, IMO, to accept only one -t
>option, re-defined as a comma-seperated list of names...  And an
>exlusion parameter defined the same way.
>
>
>
How would this interact with the shell?  It seems like a supportability
issue if we have to require single quotes around such arguments.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting