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pg_restore: Use multiple jobs to do the restoring.
$ pg_restore -j ${2} -d ${db_name} ${archive_file-dump}
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The command "pg_restore" is used to restore a PostgreSQL database from an archive file.

Here is the breakdown of the command:

  • "pg_restore": It is the command itself, which is an executable utility in PostgreSQL.
  • "-j ${2}": This option specifies the number of parallel jobs to use for the restore process. The value of ${2} is a variable that should be provided as the second argument when running the command.
  • "-d ${db_name}": This option specifies the name of the database to which the archive file should be restored. The value of ${db_name} is a variable that should be provided as the name of the database.
  • "${archive_file-dump}": This is the filename of the archive file containing the database dump. The value of ${archive_file-dump} is a variable representing the filename.

So, when you run this command, it will restore the database from the specified archive file (-d ${archive_file-dump}) to the database with the specified name (-d ${db_name}). The number of parallel jobs to be used for the restore process can be also specified (-j ${2}).

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.
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