Tom Lane wrote: > Christopher Kings-Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This might seem a bit silly, but is there any chance we could add a > > comment at the end of pg_dump text output that says '-- End of dump'? > > Sure --- while you're at it, put a "beginning of dump" at the start. > > Is it worth adding the database name and/or other command-line > parameters given to pg_dump? > > One thing to think about is the difference between a bare pg_dump and a > pg_dump/pg_restore sequence. Should these always generate identical > text output? (They do as of CVS tip, I believe, though this was not > always true before.) > > Possibly this is all gilding the lily though...
I like an end-of-dump marker for folks who want to check if the dump got truncated somehow. I can see how to do that for text dumps, but what about for tar or custom dumps? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
