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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition
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PostgreSQL 10 Administration Cookbook - Fourth Edition

by Simon Riggs, Gianni Ciolli
May 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
30h 25m
English
Packt Publishing
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In PostgreSQL, the word schema is also used to organize a set of related objects of a database in a logical container, similar to a directory. It is also known as a namespace. Be careful that you don't confuse what is happening here. The --schema-only option makes a backup of the database schema, that is, the definitions of all objects in the database (and in all namespaces). To make a backup of the data and definitions in just one namespace and one database, use pg_dump with the -n option. To make a backup of only the definitions, in just one namespace and one database, use pg_dump with both -n and --schema-only together.

You can also take advantage of a previously generated archive file (see Hot logical backups of one database ...

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