Frank Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > After finding the ctid in (block,tuple) format, how do you know which > file in all the subdirectories under /usr/local/pgsql/data/base > contains that block?
The subdirectories are named after the OIDs of their databases (pg_database.oid column). Individual files are named after the relfilenodes of their tables/indexes (pg_class.relfilenode). Note also that tables exceeding 1GB will be broken into gigabyte-size segments named nnn, nnn.1, nnn.2, etc; if you are dealing with one of these then you need to determine which segment to use from the block number. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html