Erik Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Basically I need a way for my script to know if it needs to  
> abort because there were issues with the dump before it follows  
> through with the drop db...

Well, just checking the exit status from pg_dump ought to give you at
least a go/no-go indicator.  If you want to be significantly more
paranoid, you could try the theory that *any* output to stderr is
indicative of a problem.

                        regards, tom lane

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