I was expecting `pg_dumpall` to get the `--format` option in v18,[0] but at the moment the docs say it's still only available in the development branch.[1]
Is anyone familiar with Postgres development able to give an update on the state of the feature? Is it planned for a future (18 or 19) release?
Ah my mistake, I linked to the docs for `pg_dump` (which has long had the `format` option) rather than `pg_dumpall` (which lacks it).
Before Postgres 18 was released, the docs listed `format` as an option for `pg_dumpall` in the upcoming version 18 (e.g. Wayback Machine from Jun 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250624230110/https://www.postg... ). The relevant commit is from Apr 2025 (see link #0 in my original comment). But now all mention has been scrubbed, even from the Devel branch docs.
Is anyone familiar with Postgres development able to give an update on the state of the feature? Is it planned for a future (18 or 19) release?
[0]: https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit...
[1]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/app-pgdump.html#:~:tex...