BUG #18952: pg_restore --help and document have strange description: Dump something
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Cc: harukat@sraoss.co.jp
Date: 2025-06-10T07:35:00Z
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The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 18952
Logged by: TAKATSUKA Haruka
Email address: harukat@sraoss.co.jp
PostgreSQL version: 18beta1
Operating system: any
Description:
pg_restore --help has strange description like "Dump .....":
[dbhost]$ LANG=C pg_restore --help
pg_restore restores PostgreSQL databases from archives created by pg_dump or
pg_dumpall.
Usage:
pg_restore [OPTION]... [FILE]
(snip)
--with-data dump the data
--with-schema dump the schema
--with-statistics dump the statistics
Connection options:
-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory
(snip)
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/app-pgrestore.html also have the
following description.
--with-data
Dump data. This is the default.
--with-schema
Dump schema (data definitions). This is the default.
--with-statistics
Dump statistics. This is the default.
Commits
Same data as JSON:
GET /api/v1/messages/:b64id/commits
the thread's linked commits as JSON, with link sources.
API reference →
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pg_restore: Fix wrong descriptions of --with-{schema,data,statistics} options.
- 84914e964b44 18.0 landed
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Add pg_dump --with-{schema|data|statistics} options.
- bde2fb797aae 18.0 cited