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pg_dump
PostgreSQL Database Backup
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Verified: 2026-03-04
Syntax
$pg_dump [options] [database]
Optionen
-U
-h
-p
-t
--format
Examples
$pg_dump -U postgres database > backup.sql
$pg_dump -U postgres --format=c database > backup.dump
$pg_dump -U postgres -t table_name database > table_backup.sql
See also
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
pg_dump --help
Note
Creates backups of PostgreSQL databases.
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