Re: pg_dump question

This is most execellent!

On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Laurette Cisneros wrote:
> >
> > We use pg_dump nightly to dump data from all tables in our databases (only
> > table data, makes restore easier, trust me on that).
> >
> > My question is this:
> >
> > I have many tables that have millions of rows.
> >
> > Let's say I start the pg_dump...
> >
> > Then, an update in a transaction occurs that updates 3 different tables
> > over a period of time.
> >
> > Will some of the pg_dump table data be "out of sync"?
> >
> > How exactly does pg_dump (if at all) handle transactions/table changes?
>
> Pg_dump takes a snapshot of the database when it starts to the restore
> will be constistent with the start time of pg_dump.  Good question.
>
>

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