Thread: BUG #3913: pg_dump -T option not recognised
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 3913 Logged by: David Dunwoody Email address: david.dunwoody@gmail.com PostgreSQL version: 8.2.6 Operating system: SuSE 8.2.6 Description: pg_dump -T option not recognised Details: When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is ignored, but --exclude-table does work. Compiled from source.
David Dunwoody wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 3913
> Logged by: David Dunwoody
> Email address: david.dunwoody@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.6
> Operating system: SuSE 8.2.6
> Description: pg_dump -T option not recognised
> Details:
>
> When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is ignored, but
> --exclude-table does work.
>
> Compiled from source.
It works for me. Can you recheck it again?
Zdenek
Hmm, strange. Can you reproduce it on different machine/system? It seems more
problem with getopt in your installation. Check if you have installed updated
version of (g)libc.
Zdenek
David Dunwoody wrote:
> Checked several times, and I was working in a pair, so I have a witness.
> :) It is, of course, possible that it's peculiar to something during the
> compile on my machine, but I've reproduced this on a clean install from
> source (./configure && make && make install).
>
> Seems remarkable that it really is a bug, as I find it hard to believe
> I'm the first person to use the short opt, but thought it best to report it!
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
>
>
> On 30/01/2008, *Zdenek Kotala* <Zdenek.Kotala@sun.com
> <mailto:Zdenek.Kotala@sun.com>> wrote:
>
> David Dunwoody wrote:
> > The following bug has been logged online:
> >
> > Bug reference: 3913
> > Logged by: David Dunwoody
> > Email address: david.dunwoody@gmail.com
> <mailto:david.dunwoody@gmail.com>
> > PostgreSQL version: 8.2.6
> > Operating system: SuSE 8.2.6
> > Description: pg_dump -T option not recognised
> > Details:
> >
> > When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is
> ignored, but
> > --exclude-table does work.
> >
> > Compiled from source.
>
> It works for me. Can you recheck it again?
>
> Zdenek
>
>
Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM> writes:
> David Dunwoody wrote:
>> When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is ignored, but
>> --exclude-table does work.
> It works for me. Can you recheck it again?
Works for me too, on Fedora 8. But could you give a complete example?
Maybe there's some other contributing factor in the particular case
you're trying.
regards, tom lane
OK, just reproduced with 8.2.6 compiled from source on Ubuntu 7.10 (all updates applied as a couple of hours ago). Steps to reproduce. Forgive any typos, this isn't all from bash_history, but was done on a machine that never had postgresql on it before (specifically, my laptop). Command output is shown between ... characters. ** Basic install and clean DB setup: wget http://mirror/postgresql-8.2.6.tar.gz tar zxvf postgres-8.2.6.tar.gz cd postgresql-8.2.6 ./configure --prefix=/opt/postgres make sudo make install sudo lndir /opt/postgres/bin /usr/local/bin sudo mkdir /opt/postgres/data sudo chown postgres /opt/postgres/data sudo adduser postgres sudo su - postgres initdb -D /opt/postgres/data postgres -D /opt/postgres/data > logfile 2>&1 & createdb test psql test ** Create test tables: create table a ( col1 date, col2 date ); create table b ( col1 date, col2 date ); create table c ( col1 date, col2 date ); exit psql ** Sanity check psql: pg_dump -v test > /dev/null ... pg_dump: creating TABLE a pg_dump: creating TABLE b pg_dump: creating TABLE c ... As expected ** Check --exclude-table option: pg_dump -v --exclude-table=b test > /dev/null ... pg_dump: creating TABLE a pg_dump: creating TABLE c ... As expected ** Check -T option: pg_dump -v -T=b test > /dev/null ... pg_dump: creating TABLE a pg_dump: creating TABLE b pg_dump: creating TABLE c ... Silently ignores -T I hope I'm an idiot, but that looks like a bug according to pg_dump --help which says: ... -T, --exclude-table=TABLE do NOT dump the named table(s) ... Hope that helps you reproduce it. Cheers, David On 30/01/2008, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM> writes: > > David Dunwoody wrote: > >> When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is ignored, but > >> --exclude-table does work. > > > It works for me. Can you recheck it again? > > Works for me too, on Fedora 8. But could you give a complete example? > Maybe there's some other contributing factor in the particular case > you're trying. > > regards, tom lane >
>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM, in message <f6956c7a0801301033w59c26c1eg18afe5358490a1c5@mail.gmail.com>, "David Dunwo= ody" <david.dunwoody@gmail.com> wrote:=20 =20 > pg_dump -v -T=3Db test > /dev/null =20 Get rid of the equals sign. Not used for single-letter form. =20 pg_dump -v -T b test > /dev/null =20 -Kevin =20 =20
David Dunwoody wrote: > OK, just reproduced with 8.2.6 compiled from source on Ubuntu 7.10 > (all updates applied as a couple of hours ago). > > Steps to reproduce. Forgive any typos, this isn't all from > bash_history, but was done on a machine that never had postgresql on > it before (specifically, my laptop). > > Command output is shown between ... characters. > > ** Basic install and clean DB setup: > > wget http://mirror/postgresql-8.2.6.tar.gz > tar zxvf postgres-8.2.6.tar.gz > cd postgresql-8.2.6 > ./configure --prefix=/opt/postgres > make > sudo make install > sudo lndir /opt/postgres/bin /usr/local/bin > sudo mkdir /opt/postgres/data > sudo chown postgres /opt/postgres/data > sudo adduser postgres > sudo su - postgres > initdb -D /opt/postgres/data > postgres -D /opt/postgres/data > logfile 2>&1 & > createdb test > psql test > > ** Create test tables: > > create table a ( col1 date, col2 date ); > create table b ( col1 date, col2 date ); > create table c ( col1 date, col2 date ); > > exit psql > > ** Sanity check psql: > > pg_dump -v test > /dev/null > > ... > pg_dump: creating TABLE a > pg_dump: creating TABLE b > pg_dump: creating TABLE c > ... > > As expected > > ** Check --exclude-table option: > > pg_dump -v --exclude-table=b test > /dev/null > > ... > pg_dump: creating TABLE a > pg_dump: creating TABLE c > ... > > As expected > > ** Check -T option: > > pg_dump -v -T=b test > /dev/null > > ... > pg_dump: creating TABLE a > pg_dump: creating TABLE b > pg_dump: creating TABLE c > ... > > Silently ignores -T > > > I hope I'm an idiot, but that looks like a bug according to pg_dump > --help which says: > > ... > -T, --exclude-table=TABLE do NOT dump the named table(s) > ... > > > Hope that helps you reproduce it. > > Cheers, > > David > > > > On 30/01/2008, *Tom Lane* <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us > <mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>> wrote: > > Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM > <mailto:Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM>> writes: > > David Dunwoody wrote: > >> When running pg_dump, the -T option for table exclusion is > ignored, but > >> --exclude-table does work. > > > It works for me. Can you recheck it again? > > Works for me too, on Fedora 8. But could you give a complete example? > Maybe there's some other contributing factor in the particular case > you're trying. > > regards, tom lane > > Hola, hasta donde veo lo que esta de mas es el igual (=) -T=b debe decir -T b Saludos Fernando
Aha! My pair and I are fools. Thanks! David On 30/01/2008, Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote: > > >>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM, in message > <f6956c7a0801301033w59c26c1eg18afe5358490a1c5@mail.gmail.com>, "David > Dunwoody" > <david.dunwoody@gmail.com> wrote: > > > pg_dump -v -T=b test > /dev/null > > Get rid of the equals sign. Not used for single-letter form. > > pg_dump -v -T b test > /dev/null > > -Kevin > > > > > >