Re: Suggestion for --truncate-tables to pg_restore

Karl O. Pinc <kop@meme.com>

From: "Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2012-09-23T05:24:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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Whoops.  Do over.  Sent the wrong file.

On 09/23/2012 12:19:07 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> On 09/21/2012 10:54:05 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > On 09/20/2012 12:24:49 PM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > 
> > > I've had problems using pg_restore --data-only when
> > > restoring individual schemas (which contain data which
> > > has had bad things done to it).  --clean does not work
> > > well because of dependent objects in other schemas.
> 
> Since there wasn't much more to do I've gone ahead
> and written the patch.  Works for me.
> 
> Against git master.
> Passes regression tests, but there's no regression
> tests for pg_restore so this does not say much.
> Since there's no regression tests I've not written one.
> 
> Since this is a real patch for application I've given
> it a new name (it's not a v2).
> 
> Truncate done right before COPY, since that's what
> the parallel restores do.


Karl <kop@meme.com>
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