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From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Would you add a --dry-run to pg_restore?
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Would you add a --dry-run to pg_restore?  (Edmundo Robles <edmundo@sw-argos.com>)
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On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Edmundo Robles <edmundo@sw-argos.com> wrote:
I  imagine   pg_restore can  execute  the instructions on dump but  don't  write on disk.   just like David said: "tell me what is going to happen but don't actually do it"

You may wish to respond to the actual points being made as to why separating out "writing" from "execution" doesn't provide meaningful value - especially not for the effort it would take.

David J.

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