From dec6643487bbed8f5d771e9b9aff772e5c711d4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Eisentraut Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:53:12 +0200 Subject: Improve pg_dump/pg_dumpall help synopses and terminology Increase consistency of --help and man page synopses between pg_dump and pg_dumpall. These should now be very similar, as pg_dumpall can now also produce non-text dump output. But actually, they had drifted further apart. - Use verb "export" consistently, instead of "dump" or "extract". - Use "SQL script" instead of just "script" or "text file". - Maintain consistent distinction between SQL script and other formats/archives (which is relevant for pg_restore). Reviewed-by: Robert Treat Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/3f71d8a7-095b-4829-9b0b-fce09e9866b3%40eisentraut.org --- src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c | 2 +- src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c index a8f0309e8fc..db944ec2230 100644 --- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c +++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) static void help(const char *progname) { - printf(_("%s dumps a database as a text file or to other formats.\n\n"), progname); + printf(_("%s exports a PostgreSQL database as an SQL script or to other formats.\n\n"), progname); printf(_("Usage:\n")); printf(_(" %s [OPTION]... [DBNAME]\n"), progname); diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c index b1f388cb391..3cbcad65c5f 100644 --- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c +++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) static void help(void) { - printf(_("%s extracts a PostgreSQL database cluster based on specified dump format.\n\n"), progname); + printf(_("%s exports a PostgreSQL database cluster as an SQL script or to other formats.\n\n"), progname); printf(_("Usage:\n")); printf(_(" %s [OPTION]...\n"), progname); -- cgit v1.2.3