Re: pg_dump 2 gig file size limit on ext3

From: "Shridhar Daithankar" <shridhar_daithankar(at)persistent(dot)co(dot)in>
To: postgres list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_dump 2 gig file size limit on ext3
Date: 2002-12-06 07:57:37
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On 6 Dec 2002 at 8:47, Tommi Maekitalo wrote:
> how do you use pg_dump? Versions < 7.3 might not have large file support. But
> you can use 'pg_dump db >dump.out'. pg_dump writes to stdout and do not have
> to deal with the file itself. This is done by your shell. If your shell have
> trouble you should change your shell or use split.

And as pointed out in pg_dump documentation, zipping the dump on the fly is
another possibility if you have CPU power..

Bye
Shridhar

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