Re: PostgreSQL Dump based backup using pipe

girish R G peetle <giri.anamika0@gmail.com> writes:
> I just tracked pg_dump writing output to a file. (using procmon)
> As indicated below data is not written in serial fashion.
> If we use name pipe would this behavior cause problem ?

It's less efficient with a named pipe, yes, because then pg_dump
can't do that.  But this doesn't prove anything one way or another
concerning your original complaint.

            regards, tom lane