Re: pg_dump --exclude-* options documentation

Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>

From: Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2019-09-02T06:34:56Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> We have the following options in pg_dump:
>
> --exclude-schema=schema
> --exclude-table=table
> --exclude-table-data=table
>
> and new in pg_dumpall:
>
> --exclude-database=pattern
>
> I was momentarily confused that the latter is documented as taking a
> "pattern" but the others are not.  Of course they all take the same kind
> of pattern.
>
> Should we change the documentation of the old pg_dump options to also
> take a "pattern", or change the documentation of the new pg_dumpall
> option to read "database"?

My 0.02€: we should use the more general and precise, i.e. pattern.

-- 
Fabien.

Commits

  1. Clarify pg_dump documentation