Re: question about pg_dump -a

Ottavio Campana wrote:
>
> Is there a way to export tables in order, so that dependencies are
> always met? reading the manpage of pg_dump I found the -Fc flag, but I
> haven't understood if it is good for me and how it works. Or is there a
> way to relax constraints while loading data?

Try a pg_dump with -Fc and then pg_restore --data-only.

If all else fails, you can control item-by-item what gets restored by
producing a list from pg_restore (--list), commenting out lines and then
using it as a specification with (--use-list). See manuals for full details.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd