> We have the following options in pg_dump:
>
> --exclude-schema=schema
> --exclude-table=table
> --exclude-table-data=table
>
> and new in pg_dumpall:
>
> --exclude-database=pattern
>
> I was momentarily confused that the latter is documented as taking a
> "pattern" but the others are not. Of course they all take the same kind
> of pattern.
>
> Should we change the documentation of the old pg_dump options to also
> take a "pattern", or change the documentation of the new pg_dumpall
> option to read "database"?
My 0.02€: we should use the more general and precise, i.e. pattern.
--
Fabien.