Get rid of pg_dump's README

petere · petere · commit 36bdfa52a078 · 2013-01-16T23:49:54.000-05:00
It was largely full of outdated and incorrect information.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
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/README b/src/bin/pg_dump/README
diff --git 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
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2013, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
+ * pg_dumpall forces all pg_dump output to be text, since it also outputs
+ * text into the same output stream.
  *
  * src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
  *

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`5`	`5`	`* This file is copied from the 'files' format file, but dumps data into`
`6`	`6`	`* one temp file then sends it to the output TAR archive.`
`7`	`7`	`*`
	`8`	`+ * The tar format also includes a 'restore.sql' script which is there for`
	`9`	`+ * the benefit of humans. This script is never used by pg_restore.`
	`10`	`+ *`
`8`	`11`	`* NOTE: If you untar the created 'tar' file, the resulting files are`
`9`	`12`	`* compatible with the 'directory' format. Please keep the two formats in`
`10`	`13`	`* sync.`
`11`	`14`	`*`
`12`		`- * See the headers to pg_backup_files & pg_restore for more details.`
	`15`	`+ * See the headers to pg_backup_directory & pg_restore for more details.`
`13`	`16`	`*`
`14`	`17`	`* Copyright (c) 2000, Philip Warner`
`15`	`18`	`* Rights are granted to use this software in any way so long`
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`@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@`
`5`	`5`	`* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2013, PostgreSQL Global Development Group`
`6`	`6`	`* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California`
`7`	`7`	`*`
	`8`	`+ * pg_dumpall forces all pg_dump output to be text, since it also outputs`
	`9`	`+ * text into the same output stream.`
`8`	`10`	`*`
`9`	`11`	`* src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c`
`10`	`12`	`*`