Re: [GENERAL] pg_dump and quoted identifiers

Tom Lane schrieb am 15.12.2016 um 16:20:
>> Still doesn't work:
>>   -bash-4.1$ pg_dump -d postgres -t "\"Statuses\""
>>   pg_dump: no matching tables were found
>
> Hmm.  It might shed some light if you put "echo" in front of that
> to see what gets printed:
>
> $ echo pg_dump -d postgres -t "\"Statuses\""
> pg_dump -d postgres -t "Statuses"

Same here:

  -bash-4.1$ echo pg_dump -d postgres -t "\"Statuses\""
  pg_dump -d postgres -t "Statuses"


> Also, when having strange issues, I've found the combo
>
> echo <original command> | od -tx1 -tc
>
> very useful, this help rule out potential fancy quotes pointed previously


    -bash-4.1$ echo pg_dump -d postgres -t "\"Statuses\"" | od -tx1 -tc
    0000000  70  67  5f  64  75  6d  70  20  2d  64  20  70  6f  73  74  67
              p   g   _   d   u   m   p       -   d       p   o   s   t   g
    0000020  72  65  73  20  2d  74  20  22  53  74  61  74  75  73  65  73
              r   e   s       -   t       "   S   t   a   t   u   s   e   s
    0000040  22  0a
              "  \n
    0000042