Re: pg_dump fundenental question - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: pg_dump fundenental question
Date
Msg-id 20160705172132.GA502144@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: pg_dump fundenental question  ("J. Cassidy" <sean@jdcassidy.eu>)
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J. Cassidy wrote:

> As stated in the original email, I want to know whether compression
> (whatever level) is on by default (or not) -  if I supply NO extra
> switches/options.  I have read the documentation and it is unclear in
> this respect. I am a Mainframer and perhaps have a different world
> view on how to explain things...

I disagree on it being unclear.  It says plain and simple "the default
is not to compress" when using the text output which it also says to be
the default output format.

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