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From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: pg_backup symlink?
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In response to pg_backup symlink?  (Philip Warner <pjw@rhyme.com.au>)
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Philip Warner writes:

> Does anyone have a philosophical objection to a symlink from pg_dump to
> (new) pg_backup?

Yes. The behaviour of a program should not depend on the name used to
invoke it. You can use shell aliases or scripts for that.


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