Re: pg_dump: Exclude multiple tables in version 7.4

>I knw that I have to use include instead of excluding the tables.Do I
have to include each and
>>every tables manually or is there way to do that?

There's no guarantee. but the following query might be a
good starting point to build your include list.

It selects only tables with less than 3000 tuples
(naturally you will change the value to suit your needs.

Note that per the documenatation:
"This is only an estimate used by the planner.
 It is updated by VACUUM, ANALYZE,
 and a few DDL commands such as CREATE INDEX."

So a FULL VACUUM is advised before executing.

SELECT n.nspname || ' .' || c.relname AS tablename
   FROM pg_class c
   LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace
   LEFT JOIN pg_tablespace t ON t.oid = c.reltablespace
  WHERE c.relkind = 'r'::"char"
        AND reltuples < 3000
ORDER BY n.nspname;


Melvin Davidson
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