pg_restore restores a PostgreSQL database from an archive created by pg_dump.
Usage:
pg_restore [OPTION]… [FILE]
General options:
-d, –dbname=NAME connect to database name
-f, –file=FILENAME output file name
-F, –format=c|d|t backup file format (should be automatic)
-l, –list print summarized TOC of the archive
-v, –verbose verbose mode
–help show this help, then exit
–version output version information, then exit
Options controlling the restore:
-a, –data-only restore only the data, no schema
-c, –clean clean (drop) database objects before recreating
-C, –create create the target database
-e, –exit-on-error exit on error, default is to continue
-I, –index=NAME restore named index
-j, –jobs=NUM use this many parallel jobs to restore
-L, –use-list=FILENAME use table of contents from this file for
selecting/ordering output
-n, –schema=NAME restore only objects in this schema
-O, –no-owner skip restoration of object ownership
-P, –function=NAME(args)
restore named function
-s, –schema-only restore only the schema, no data
-S, –superuser=NAME superuser user name to use for disabling triggers
-t, –table=NAME restore named table
-T, –trigger=NAME restore named trigger
-x, –no-privileges skip restoration of access privileges (grant/revoke)
-1, –single-transaction
restore as a single transaction
–disable-triggers disable triggers during data-only restore
–no-data-for-failed-tables
do not restore data of tables that could not be
created
–no-security-labels do not restore security labels
–no-tablespaces do not restore tablespace assignments
–use-set-session-authorization
use SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of
ALTER OWNER commands to set ownership
Connection options:
-h, –host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory
-p, –port=PORT database server port number
-U, –username=NAME connect as specified database user
-w, –no-password never prompt for password
-W, –password force password prompt (should happen automatically)
–role=ROLENAME do SET ROLE before restore
If no input file name is supplied, then standard input is used.