Re: pgsql_data/base mapping - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pgsql_data/base mapping
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Msg-id 200206031725.g53HP1i14963@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to pgsql_data/base mapping  (Laurette Cisneros <laurette@nextbus.com>)
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Laurette Cisneros wrote:
> 
> Are the numbers of the directories in the base diretory and the numbers of
> the directories under that, etc. traceable to a reference somewhere in the
> postgresql server using that data directory (such as the pg_database table
> or such)?  If so, is there somewhere this is documented?

You can use /contrib/oid2name to get the database names and table names
from the oid file numbers.

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