postgresql dump all databases code example

Example 1: postgresql backup and restore globals and data

$ pg_dump -U postgres -h localhost -p 5433 --clean --file=sandbox.sql sandbox
$ pg_dumpall -U postgres -h localhost -p 5433 --clean --globals-only --file=globals.sql

Example 2: restore pg_dumpall

$ psql -U postgres -W -d example_backups -f ~/Example_Dumps/all_tables.sql
Password for user postgres:
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
set_config
------------
(1 row)
  
SET
SET
SET
SET
SET
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
COPY 3
COPY 4

Example 3: postgresql backup and restore globals and data

$ psql -U postgres -h localhost -p 5433 < globals.sql
$ psql -U postgres -h localhost -p 5433 < sandbox.sql