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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml10
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml14
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
index 89ad624674b..160cb0bba1b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.6 2001/03/14 22:20:02 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml,v 2.7 2001/03/19 16:19:26 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> &gt; <replaceable cl
</para>
</important>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-restore">
<title>Restoring the dump</title>
<para>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pg_dump -h <replaceable>host1</> <replaceable>dbname</> | psql -h <replaceable>h
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-all">
<title>Using <command>pg_dumpall</></title>
<para>
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pg_dumpall &gt; <replaceable>outfile</>
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-large">
<title>Large Databases</title>
<note>
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pg_dump -Fc <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> > <replaceable c
</sect2>
- <sect2>
+ <sect2 id="backup-dump-caveats">
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index 0a048344dc8..cbded9dff88 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.40 2001/03/10 16:57:18 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.41 2001/03/19 16:19:26 petere Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%flattext-install-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> Installation Instructions</title>
@@ -180,14 +180,18 @@ su - postgres
<userinput>pg_dumpall &gt; <replaceable>outputfile</></userinput>
</screen>
If you need to preserve the OIDs (such as when using them as
- foreign keys), then use the -o option when running
- <application>pg_dumpall</>.
+ foreign keys), then use the <option>-o</option> option when running
+ <command>pg_dumpall</>. <command>pg_dumpall</command> does not
+ save large objects. Check
+ <![%flattext-install-include[the <citetitle>Administrator's Guide</>]]>
+ <![%flattext-install-ignore[<xref linkend="backup-dump-caveats">]]>
+ if you need to do this.
</para>
<para>
- Make sure that you use the <application>pg_dumpall</> command
+ Make sure that you use the <command>pg_dumpall</> command
from the version you are currently running. &version;'s
- <application>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
+ <command>pg_dumpall</> should not be used on older databases.
</para>
</step>