Re: Dump all except some tables?

david@fetter.org (David Fetter) writes:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 08:21:31PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 02:07:47AM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
>> > On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 11:47:26AM +0300, WireSpot wrote:
>> > > But... will the resulting dump be consistent as far as foreign
>> > > keys are concerned? Or will the current -t warning still apply
>> > > (YMMV as to the consistency of the resulting dump)?
>> >
>> > I think the latter is better.  This is solidly in the realm of
>> > prying off cover plates, and the warning is already there :)
>>
>> I think it would be good to include an option that only does
>> checking and doesn't actually try to dump anything. That would make
>> it easier to ensure your config file is correct.
>
> Could you flesh this out a bit?  What would this option produce in the
> (imho most common) case where dependencies weren't all taken care of?

I'd think that throwing in the "-s" option would allow a meaningful
dry run...
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