Re: [HACKERS] "CANNOT EXTEND" - - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] "CANNOT EXTEND" -
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Msg-id 199903160308.WAA25973@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] "CANNOT EXTEND" -  ("Tim Perdue" <perdue@raccoon.com>)
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> Thanks Bruce.
> 
> Do you have any idea what happens with pg_dump when it hits 2GB??? Is it set
> up to segment the files on linux? If not, I may have hit a brick wall here,
> and have no way to back this baby up.
> 

pg_dump only dumps a flat unix file.  That can be any size your OS
supports.  It does not segment.  However, a 2gig table will dump to a
much smaller version than 2gig because of the overhead for every record.


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