Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 13:43 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: >> That line of argument leads to the suggestion that pg_dump should just >> use something else (I'd vote for "|"), all the time, in order to produce >> more robust dump files. I still don't see the argument for exposing >> a switch though.
> If we regard them as suitable for human editing for normal use, yes. No, that actually was no part of my point. A pg_dump file that doesn't use tabs is more likely to survive being emailed, for instance. I'm not sure whether that is a large enough consideration to justify a change, but you don't have to assume that anyone's intending to edit anything to make the argument for it. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings