pg_dump:tldr:f6d1d
pg_dump: Dump only schema (data definitions) into an SQL-script file.
$ pg_dump -s ${db_name} > ${path-to-output_file-sql}
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This command is using the pg_dump
tool to create a SQL dump file of a PostgreSQL database schema. Here is the breakdown of the command:
pg_dump
is a PostgreSQL utility used for creating backups or exporting database objects.-s
flag specifies that only the schema of the database should be dumped, excluding the data.${db_name}
is the placeholder for the name of the database you want to dump.> ${path-to-output_file-sql}
redirects the output of thepg_dump
command to a specified file.${path-to-output_file-sql}
is the placeholder for the desired file path where the SQL dump will be saved.
When running this command, you need to replace ${db_name}
with the actual name of your database and ${path-to-output_file-sql}
with the path and name of the file where you want to save the SQL dump.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.