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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2013-01-16 23:49:54 -0500
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2013-01-16 23:49:54 -0500
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Get rid of pg_dump's README
It was largely full of outdated and incorrect information. Move the few notes which were still relevant into header comments of pg_backup_tar.c and pg_dumpall.c. Josh Kupershmidt
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diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.c
index 5e560709765..d090612d0f3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_tar.c
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
* This file is copied from the 'files' format file, but dumps data into
* one temp file then sends it to the output TAR archive.
*
+ * The tar format also includes a 'restore.sql' script which is there for
+ * the benefit of humans. This script is never used by pg_restore.
+ *
* NOTE: If you untar the created 'tar' file, the resulting files are
* compatible with the 'directory' format. Please keep the two formats in
* sync.
*
- * See the headers to pg_backup_files & pg_restore for more details.
+ * See the headers to pg_backup_directory & pg_restore for more details.
*
* Copyright (c) 2000, Philip Warner
* Rights are granted to use this software in any way so long