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[[Computing]]: [[Software]]: [[Database Engines]]: [[PostgreSQL]]{{seed}}
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==About==
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==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL] home page
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* [http://www.postgresql.org/ official]
** [https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/backup-dump.html Chapter 25. Backup and Restore]
==Notes==
==Notes==
To backup a database:
To backup a database:
* <code>su - postgres -c 'pg_dump {{arg|database name}} ' > {{arg|output_file.sql}}
* <code>su - postgres -c 'pg_dump {{arg|database name}} ' > {{arg|output_file.sql}}</code>
** Presumably "postgres" is the postgres "superuser"?
** 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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Notes

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.