Re: \copy only select rows

am  Thu, dem 30.08.2007, um 14:59:06 +0800 mailte Ow Mun Heng folgendes:
> Is there a way to do a dump of a database using a select statement?

A complete database or just a simple table?


>
> eg: \copy trd to 'file' select * from table limit 10

Since 8.2 you can use COPY (select * from table) TO 'file'.

Other solution, use a regular UNIX-Shell and psql, a la

echo "select * from table limit 10;" | psql <database> > file


Andreas
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