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* [http://www.postgresql.org/ official]
* [http://www.postgresql.org/ official]
** [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/backup-dump.html Chapter 25. Backup and Restore]
** [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/backup-dump.html Chapter 25. Backup and Restore]
* [https://gist.github.com/Kartones/dd3ff5ec5ea238d4c546 PostgreSQL command line cheatsheet]
==Notes==
==Notes==
To backup a database:
To backup a database:
* <code>su - postgres -c 'pg_dump {{arg|database name}} ' > {{arg|output_file.sql}}</code>
* <code>su - postgres -c 'pg_dump {{arg|database name}} ' > {{arg|output_file.sql}}</code>
** Presumably "postgres" is the postgres "superuser"? Or it may be the user that "owns" the database, in which case change it to whatever is appropriate.
** Presumably "postgres" is the postgres "superuser"? Or it may be the user that "owns" the database, in which case change it to whatever is appropriate.

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To backup a database:

  • su - postgres -c 'pg_dump <database name> ' > <output_file.sql>
    • Presumably "postgres" is the postgres "superuser"? Or it may be the user that "owns" the database, in which case change it to whatever is appropriate.