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Re: Purpose of pg_dump tar archive format?

Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>

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From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
To: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Cc: "pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-06-04T17:06:44Z
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On 6/4/24 10:03 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:

> 
>     If you don't need the tar format then don't use it.
> 
> 
> That's neither the purpose nor the point of my question.
> 
> I think that a note in the docs mentioning that it's obsolete would be 
> helpful for new users who recognize "tar" so choose it.

You are assuming facts not in evidence, namely that the format is obsolete.

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Adrian Klaver
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  1. Add 'directory' format to pg_dump. The new directory format is compatible