Thread: BUG #18952: pg_restore --help and document have strange description: Dump something

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      18952
Logged by:          TAKATSUKA Haruka
Email address:      harukat@sraoss.co.jp
PostgreSQL version: 18beta1
Operating system:   any
Description:

pg_restore --help has strange description like "Dump .....":
[dbhost]$ LANG=C pg_restore --help
pg_restore restores PostgreSQL databases from archives created by pg_dump or
pg_dumpall.
Usage:
  pg_restore [OPTION]... [FILE]
(snip)
  --with-data                  dump the data
  --with-schema                dump the schema
  --with-statistics            dump the statistics
Connection options:
  -h, --host=HOSTNAME      database server host or socket directory
(snip)
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/app-pgrestore.html also have the
following description.
--with-data
    Dump data. This is the default.
--with-schema
    Dump schema (data definitions). This is the default.
--with-statistics
    Dump statistics. This is the default.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:04:24 +0900
Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@oss.nttdata.com> wrote:

> On 2025/06/10 16:35, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> > The following bug has been logged on the website:
> > 
> > Bug reference:      18952
> > Logged by:          TAKATSUKA Haruka
> > Email address:      harukat@sraoss.co.jp
> > PostgreSQL version: 18beta1
> > Operating system:   any
> > Description:
> > 
> > pg_restore --help has strange description like "Dump .....":
> > [dbhost]$ LANG=C pg_restore --help
> > pg_restore restores PostgreSQL databases from archives created by pg_dump or
> > pg_dumpall.
> > Usage:
> >    pg_restore [OPTION]... [FILE]
> > (snip)
> >    --with-data                  dump the data
> >    --with-schema                dump the schema
> >    --with-statistics            dump the statistics
> > Connection options:
> >    -h, --host=HOSTNAME      database server host or socket directory
> > (snip)
> > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/app-pgrestore.html also have the
> > following description.
> > --with-data
> >      Dump data. This is the default.
> > --with-schema
> >      Dump schema (data definitions). This is the default.
> > --with-statistics
> >      Dump statistics. This is the default.
> 
> Thanks for the report!
> 
> Are you suggesting that "dump" in the help message and docs should be "restore"?
> If so, does the attached patch address that correctly?

Yes.
IMHO, if we take the intent of the commit bde2fb797aae, your patch is correct.