Re: Adding an ignore list to pg_restore, prototype p.tch #1 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Martin Pitt wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> Martin Pitt [2006-02-19 14:39 +0100]:
> > Since this changes the behaviour of pg_restore, this should probably
> > become an option, e. g. -D / --ignore-existing-table-data. I'll do
> > this if you agree to the principle of the current patch.
> 
> I improved the patch now to only ignore TABLE DATA for existing tables
> if '-X ignore-existing-tables' is specified. I also updated the
> documentation.

Is this really an appropiate description for the behavior?  What happens
if the table is not created for some other reason?  Consider for example
a table using a datatype that couldn't be created.

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