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From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_dump / pg_restore version confusion
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Msg-id 20200729125432.GB12059@momjian.us
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In response to AW: pg_dump / pg_restore version confusion  ("Zwettler Markus (OIZ)" <Markus.Zwettler@zuerich.ch>)
Responses AW: pg_dump / pg_restore version confusion
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:33:56PM +0000, Zwettler Markus (OIZ) wrote:
> And I can also do this restore:
> 
> <quote>
> Would a pg_restore with a v12 client into a postgres v9.6 database work and be officially supported?
> </quote>

Uh, good question.  You should still use the version of pg_restore that
you are loading _into_, not what you dumped from.

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