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pg_dump creates a portable file format that can be used to transfer data between different PostgreSQL installations or even between different database management systems.

pg_restore is a PostgreSQL utility that restores a backup file created by pg_dump or a similar tool. It reads the SQL statements from the backup file and applies them to a new or existing database, creating a copy of the original database. pg_restore can be used to restore the entire database, specific tables or schemas, or even individual records.

Restore to existing database

In example with change collation

pg_restore -d target_database /path/to/the/backup.dbbackup

-d --dbname: specifies the target database to restore to. By default, pg_restore creates a new database with the same name as the original database.
-F: specifies the backup format. The default format is plain text (-Fp), but you can also use binary (-Fc) or directory (-Fd) formats.

Restore to recreated identical database

If you are certain that there is no data of any value in the target database (which will be deleted by the following command) try:

sudo -u postgres pg_restore --create --clean -d postgres /path/to/dbbackup.sql

–c --clean : remove database objects before recreating them
-C --create : construct a database before restoring it

psql "sslmode=verify-ca sslrootcert=server-ca.pem sslcert=client-cert.pem sslkey=client-key.pem hostaddr=<ip> port=5432 user=postgres dbname=postgres"
pg_dump "sslmode=verify-ca sslrootcert=server-ca.pem sslcert=client-cert.pem sslkey=client-key.pem hostaddr=10.223.208.206 port=5432 user=ebkadm dbname=ebkdb" --format=custom \
--no-owner \
--no-acl \
 > ebkdb.dmp


pg_restore -d "sslmode=verify-ca sslrootcert=server-ca.pem sslcert=client-cert.pem sslkey=client-key.pem hostaddr=<ip> port=5432 user=ebkadm dbname=ebkdb"  ebkdb.dmp