Re: Proposal to include --exclude-extension Flag in pg_dump

On Mon, Dec 25, 2023 at 3:48 PM Ayush Vatsa <ayushvatsa1810@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi PostgreSQL Community,
> Recently I have been working on pg_dump regarding my project and wanted to exclude an extension from the dump
generated.I wonder why it doesn't have --exclude-extension type of support whereas --extension exists! 
> Since I needed that support, I took the initiative to contribute to the community by adding the --exclude-extension
flag.

Aren't extensions excluded by default? That's why we have --extension.
Why do we need to explicitly exclude extensions?

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Best Wishes,
Ashutosh Bapat