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2 | | -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.84 2006/05/06 23:25:37 momjian Exp $ |
| 2 | +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.85 2006/05/13 16:19:54 momjian Exp $ |
3 | 3 | PostgreSQL documentation |
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645 | 645 | ensure good performance. |
646 | 646 | </para> |
647 | 647 |
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| 648 | + <para> |
| 649 | + Because <application>pg_dump</application> is used to tranfer data |
| 650 | + to newer versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</>, the output of |
| 651 | + <application>pg_dump</application> can be loaded into |
| 652 | + newer versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</>. It also can read older |
| 653 | + <productname>PostgreSQL</> databases. However, it usually cannot |
| 654 | + read newer <productname>PostgreSQL</> databases or produce dump output |
| 655 | + that can be loaded into older database versions. To do this, manual |
| 656 | + editing of the dump file might be required. |
| 657 | + </para> |
| 658 | + |
648 | 659 | </refsect1> |
649 | 660 |
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650 | 661 | <refsect1 id="pg-dump-examples"> |
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