Re: pg_restore man page question - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Mon, Mar 07, 2016 at 11:03:39AM -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:

> > The man page of pg_restore says
> >
> >         --disable-triggers
> >                 This option is relevant only when performing a
> >                 data-only restore. It instructs pg_restore to execute
> >                 commands to temporarily disable triggers on the
> >                 target tables while the data is reloaded. [...]
> >
> > This hint seems overly narrow: when doing a restore of schema
> > PLUS data (IOW, not a schema-only restore) it should apply,
> > too, shouldn't it ?
> >
> > Otherwise it would suggest that pg_restore does this:
> >
> > - restore basic table structure
> > - restore data
> > - restore constraints and triggers and ...
> >
>
> ... ​indexes​
>
>
> ​Why is the surprising?

It's not surprising to me. I was making sure which way things
are because the documentation I consulted wasn't clear on
that for me. The way things turn out to be -- so much the
better !

Karsten
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