Re: Backup file extension - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Backup file extension
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Msg-id 1140806381.18756.20.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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In response to Backup file extension  ("Michael Schmidt" <michaelmschmidt@msn.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 12:15, Michael Schmidt wrote:
> I am writing a client GUI application and am adding backup/restore
> features.  I noticed that different backup file extensions are used
> for PostgreSQL - pgAdmin uses .backup (possible problem because it is
> not consistent with 8.3 file names) and PG Lightning Admin uses .bak
> (possible problem because it is generic).  To reduce the chance of the
> user making an error, I was wondering if it would make sense to
> standardize PostgreSQL backup file extension names - something like
> .pgb (PostgreSQL Backup).  I Googled pgb and it doesn't look like
> anything uses this extension.
>

I've always used .sql.  Just saying.

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