Re: pg_basebackup for streaming base backups

Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 18:59, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Just stick with the OID. �There's no reason that I can see to have
>> "friendly" names for these tarfiles --- in most cases, the DBA will
>> never even deal with them, no?

> No, this is the output mode where the DBA chooses to get the output in
> the form of tarfiles. So if chosen, he will definitely deal with it.

Mph.  How big a use-case has that got?  Offhand I can't see a reason to
use it at all, ever.  If you're trying to set up a clone you want the
files unpacked.
        regards, tom lane