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Update obsolete comments about COPY vs INSERT options, per Uwe Schroeder.

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Tom Lane 2004-10-21 22:48:54 +00:00
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.73 2004/07/13 02:59:49 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.74 2004/10/21 22:48:54 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
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<listitem>
<para>
Dump data as <command>INSERT</command> commands (rather
than <command>COPY</command>). This will make restoration very
slow, but it makes the archives more portable to other SQL database
management systems.
than <command>COPY</command>). This will make restoration very slow;
it is mainly useful for making dumps that can be loaded into
non-<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> databases. Note that
the restore may fail altogether if you have rearranged column order.
The <option>-D</option> option is safer, though even slower.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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column names (<literal>INSERT INTO
<replaceable>table</replaceable>
(<replaceable>column</replaceable>, ...) VALUES
...</literal>). This will make restoration very slow,
but it is necessary if you desire to rearrange the column ordering.
...</literal>). This will make restoration very slow; it is mainly
useful for making dumps that can be loaded into
non-<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> databases.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>