timesheet-dump(8)

NAME

timesheet-dump - dump onShore TimeSheet data from database to disk

SYNOPSIS

timesheet-dump [ "-d" directory ] [ "-f" ] [ "-a" ]

DESCRIPTION

timesheet-dump extracts data from the onShore TimeSheet database instance and dumps it onto disk. This is primarily useful for backing up data. The program can be run on a nightly basis.

The data is dumped onto disk using one file per table.

OPTIONS

"-d" directory: Specify the output directory for the dumped tables. By default, the "BACKUPDIR" setting from the global configuration file is used.

"-f": Force an overwrite of existing files.

"-a": Only dump the data; do not include the data schema.

CONFIGURATION FILES

timesheet-dump reads options from '../etc/timesheet.conf'. Options read include the PostgreSQL connect string, table names, default backup directory, etc.

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