pg_dump

General options

file:

-f, --file=FILENAME output file name

format:

-F, --format=c|t|p output file format (custom, tar, plain text)

ignore-version:

-i, --ignore-version proceed even when server version mismatches pg_dump version

verbose
-v, --verbose verbose mode

compress:

-Z, --compress=0-9 compression level for compressed formats

help
--help show this help, then exit

version
--version output version information, then exit

Options controlling the output content

data-only
-a, --data-only dump only the data, not the schema

blobs
-b, --blobs include large objects in dump

clean
-c, --clean clean (drop) schema prior to create

create
-C, --create include commands to create database in dump

inserts
-d, --inserts dump data as INSERT commands, rather than COPY

column-inserts
-D, --column-inserts dump data as INSERT commands with column names

encoding:

-E, --encoding=ENCODING dump the data in encoding ENCODING

schema:

-n, --schema=SCHEMA dump the named schema(s) only

exclude-schema:

-N, --exclude-schema=SCHEMA do NOT dump the named schema(s)

oids
-o, --oids include OIDs in dump

no-owner
-O, --no-owner skip restoration of object ownership in plain text format

schema-only
-s, --schema-only dump only the schema, no data

superuser:

-S, --superuser=NAME specify the superuser user name to use in plain text format

table:

-t, --table=TABLE dump the named table(s) only

exclude-table:

-T, --exclude-table=TABLE do NOT dump the named table(s)

no-privileges
-x, --no-privileges do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)

disable-dollar-quoting
--disable-dollar-quoting disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting

disable-triggers
--disable-triggers disable triggers during data-only restore

use-set-session-authorization
--use-set-session-authorization use SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of ALTER OWNER commands to set ownership

Connection options

host:

-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory

port:

-p, --port=PORT database server port number

username:

-U, --username=NAME connect as specified database user

password
-W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)