Mark Stosberg wrote: > >> Also, I would like it if the pg_dump docs more assertively recommended > >> one of the "tar" or "custom" formats. They seem very similiar. > > > > Yeah. I think it should specifically recommend custom format. The only > > reason for using tar format would be if you want to process the file > > later with something other than pg_restore. > > Thanks for the recommendation. > > Is that any concern that over time newer pg_restore's won't read old > "custom" formats? That would be my only worry-- that the data would be > locked in a binary format which becomes unsupported.
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