Why does the pg_dumpall command have a database option? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Espresso Beanies
Subject Why does the pg_dumpall command have a database option?
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I'm trying to see if someone could answer to me why the pg_dumpall command has a database option when it's designed to dump all the databases in a PostgreSQL server instance. I'm only asking because when I create a .pgpass file and try to use the pg_dumpall command, I'm still required to specify a specific database even though the command itself should be targeting all databases. Can anyone explain this to me a bit better?

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