pg_restore

General options

dbname:

-d, --dbname=NAME connect to database name

file:

-f, --file=FILENAME output file name

format:

-F, --format=c|t specify backup file format

ignore-version:

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

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 restore

data-only
-a, --data-only restore only the data, no schema

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

create
-C, --create create the target database

index:

-I, --index=NAME restore named index

use-list:

-L, --use-list=FILENAME use specified table of contents for ordering output from this file

schema:

-n, --schema=NAME restore only objects in this schema

no-owner
-O, --no-owner skip restoration of object ownership

function:

-P, --function=NAME restore named function

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

superuser:

-S, --superuser=NAME specify the superuser user name to use for disabling triggers

table:

-t, --table=NAME restore named table

trigger:

-T, --trigger=NAME restore named trigger

no-privileges
-x, --no-privileges skip restoration of access privileges (grant/revoke)

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

use-set-session-authorization
--use-set-session-authorization use SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of OWNER TO commands

no-data-for-failed-tables
--no-data-for-failed-tables do not restore data of tables that could not be created

single-transaction
-1, --single-transaction restore as a single transaction

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)

exit-on-error
-e, --exit-on-error exit on error, default is to continue