Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 13:43 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> That line of argument leads to the suggestion that pg_dump should just
>> use something else (I'd vote for "|"), all the time, in order to produce
>> more robust dump files. I still don't see the argument for exposing
>> a switch though.
> If we regard them as suitable for human editing for normal use, yes.
No, that actually was no part of my point. A pg_dump file that doesn't
use tabs is more likely to survive being emailed, for instance. I'm not
sure whether that is a large enough consideration to justify a change,
but you don't have to assume that anyone's intending to edit anything
to make the argument for it.
regards, tom lane