On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 19:21, Dimitri Fontaine <dimi...@2ndquadrant.fr> wrote: > Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> writes: >> If you're doing a regular base backup, that's *not* for replication, >> you might want them in files. > > +1 > > So, is that pg_restore -l idea feasible with your current tar format? I > guess that would translate to pg_basebackup -l <directory>|<oid>.tar.
Um, not easily if you want to translate it to names. Just like you don't have access to the oid->name mapping without the server started. The walsender can't read pg_class for example, so it can't generate that mapping file. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers