selective export for subsequent import (COPY)

I would like to do a selective export of a number of tables from a large
database to import into a smaller (test) DB.

I know about: psql dbname -tc "select * from tableX where whatever" >
tableX.dat

but unless I put it through a sed script, this file cannot be easily used
for import.

It feels like I am re-inventing the wheel.  Does anybody know a better way
or have a good sed script.

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