pg_dump dumps a database as a text file or to other formats.

Usage:
pg_dump [OPTION]... [DBNAME]

General options:
-f, --file=FILENAME output file name
-F, --format=c|t|p output file format (custom, tar, plain text)
-i, --ignore-version proceed even when server version mismatches
pg_dump version
-v, --verbose verbose mode
-Z, --compress=0-9 compression level for compressed formats
--help show this help, then exit
--version output version information, then exit

Options controlling the output content:
-a, --data-only dump only the data, not the schema
-b, --blobs include large objects in dump
-c, --clean clean (drop) schema prior to create
-C, --create include commands to create database in dump
-d, --inserts dump data as INSERT commands, rather than COPY
-D, --column-inserts dump data as INSERT commands with column names
-E, --encoding=ENCODING dump the data in encoding ENCODING
-n, --schema=SCHEMA dump the named schema(s) only
-N, --exclude-schema=SCHEMA do NOT dump the named schema(s)
-o, --oids include OIDs in dump
-O, --no-owner skip restoration of object ownership
in plain text format
-s, --schema-only dump only the schema, no data
-S, --superuser=NAME specify the superuser user name to use in
plain text format
-t, --table=TABLE dump the named table(s) only
-T, --exclude-table=TABLE do NOT dump the named table(s)
-x, --no-privileges do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)
--disable-dollar-quoting disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting
--disable-triggers disable triggers during data-only restore
--use-set-session-authorization
use 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, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)

If no database name is supplied, then the PGDATABASE environment
variable value is used.

Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>.

[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ dropdb wyz
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ createdb wyz
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ psql wyz
Welcome to psql 8.3.10, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

wyz=# create table abc(id integer);
CREATE TABLE
wyz=# insert into abc values(1);
INSERT 0 1
wyz=# \q
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ pg_dump wyz >/usr/local/pgsql/data/wyz.dmp
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ dropdb wyz
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ createdb wyz
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ psql wyz </usr/local/pgsql/data/wyz.dmp
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
REVOKE
REVOKE
GRANT
GRANT
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ psql wyz
Welcome to psql 8.3.10, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

wyz=# select * from abc;
id
----
1
(1 row)

wyz=#
对于空间不足或者文件较大时可以采用压缩的方式。
[postgre@daduxiong bin]$ pg_dump wyz |gzip >/usr/local/pgsql/data/wyz.gz

[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ psql wyz
Welcome to psql 8.3.10, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

wyz=# select * from abc;
id
----
1
(1 row)

wyz=# insert into abc values(2);
INSERT 0 1
wyz=# \q
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ pg_dump wyz --table abc >/usr/local/pgsql/data/abc.sql
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ psql wyz
Welcome to psql 8.3.10, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

wyz=# drop table abc;
DROP TABLE
wyz=# \q
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ more /usr/local/pgsql/data/abc.sql
--
-- PostgreSQL database dump
--

SET client_encoding = 'UTF8';
SET standard_conforming_strings = off;
SET check_function_bodies = false;
SET client_min_messages = warning;
SET escape_string_warning = off;

SET search_path = public, pg_catalog;

SET default_tablespace = '';

SET default_with_oids = false;

--
-- Name: abc; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: postgre; Tablespace:
--

CREATE TABLE abc (
id integer
);

ALTER TABLE public.abc OWNER TO postgre;

--
-- Data for Name: abc; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: postgre
--

COPY abc (id) FROM stdin;
1
2
\.

--
-- PostgreSQL database dump complete
--

[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ psql wyz </usr/local/pgsql/data/abc.sql
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ psql wyz
Welcome to psql 8.3.10, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

wyz=# select count(*) from abc;
count
-------
2
(1 row)

wyz=#

[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ rm -rf /usr/local/pgsql/data/123.sql
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ pg_dump wyz -N postgre -h daduxiong -f /usr/local/pgsql/data/123.sql
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ pg_dump wyz -N wyz -h daduxiong -f /usr/local/pgsql/data/234.sql
[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ more /usr/local/pgsql/data/123.sql
--
-- PostgreSQL database dump
--

SET client_encoding = 'UTF8';
SET standard_conforming_strings = off;
SET check_function_bodies = false;
SET client_min_messages = warning;
SET escape_string_warning = off;

SET search_path = public, pg_catalog;

SET default_tablespace = '';

SET default_with_oids = false;

--
-- Name: abc; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: postgre; Tablespace:
--

CREATE TABLE abc (
id integer
);

ALTER TABLE public.abc OWNER TO postgre;

--
-- Data for Name: abc; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: postgre
--

COPY abc (id) FROM stdin;
1
2
\.

--
-- Name: public; Type: ACL; Schema: -; Owner: postgre
--

REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA public FROM PUBLIC;
REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA public FROM postgre;
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO postgre;
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO PUBLIC;

--
-- PostgreSQL database dump complete
--

[postgre@daduxiong ~]$ more /usr/local/pgsql/data/234.sql
--
-- PostgreSQL database dump
--

SET client_encoding = 'UTF8';
SET standard_conforming_strings = off;
SET check_function_bodies = false;
SET client_min_messages = warning;
SET escape_string_warning = off;

SET search_path = public, pg_catalog;

SET default_tablespace = '';

SET default_with_oids = false;

--
-- Name: abc; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: postgre; Tablespace:
--

CREATE TABLE abc (
id integer
);

ALTER TABLE public.abc OWNER TO postgre;

--
-- Data for Name: abc; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: postgre
--

COPY abc (id) FROM stdin;
1
2
\.

--
-- Name: public; Type: ACL; Schema: -; Owner: postgre
--

REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA public FROM PUBLIC;
REVOKE ALL ON SCHEMA public FROM postgre;
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO postgre;
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO PUBLIC;

--
-- PostgreSQL database dump complete
--