Re: pg_dump exclusion switches and functions/types

Richard Huxton wrote:
>
> Is there a reason why pg_dump can't do the --list/--use-list flags 
> like pg_restore, or is it just a matter of round tuits?
>

The major reason for having those features as I understand it was to 
help overcome dependency difficulties in dumps, which are now largely a 
thing of the past.

However, ISTM that a similar facility for fine grained control could 
fairly easily be built into pg_dump.

cheers

andrew