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    ## Reference

    [`pg_dump` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgdump.html)
    [`pg_restore` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgrestore.html)
    * [`pg_dump` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgdump.html)
    * [`pg_restore` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgrestore.html)
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    `pg_dump -U [superuser] -Fc [dbname] > db.dump`

    [`pg_dump` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgdump.html)


    ## Import

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    `pg_restore --clean --if-exists --no-acl --no-owner --verbose -d [dbname] -U [superuser] db.dump`

    ## Reference

    [`pg_dump` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgdump.html)
    [`pg_restore` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgrestore.html)
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    # Postgres Export and Import

    ## Export

    `pg_dump -U [superuser] -Fc [dbname] > db.dump`

    [`pg_dump` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgdump.html)

    ## Import

    This syntax allows importing to a database with the name of your choice.

    ### Create the database (if it does not exist):

    `createdb -T template0 [dbname]`

    ### Import:

    `pg_restore --clean --if-exists --no-acl --no-owner --verbose -d [dbname] -U [superuser] db.dump`

    [`pg_restore` documentation](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/app-pgrestore.html)