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dump-schema

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Dump clean Postgres schema to a file and copy path to clipboard.

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Dump Schema

Dump a clean PostgreSQL schema (no comments, no ownership, no privileges) from the local dev database.

Parameters

Ask the user (if not provided):

  • output_file – absolute path for the .sql file (default: prompt user)

Use this database URL unless the user specifies otherwise:

postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/macrodb

Steps

  1. Run pg_dump with schema-only flags, pipe through cleanup, write to file:
pg_dump --schema-only --no-owner --no-privileges --no-comments --no-publications --no-subscriptions --no-security-labels --no-tablespaces "$DB_URL" | sed '/^--/d' | sed '/^SET /d' | sed '/^SELECT pg_catalog/d' | sed '/^$/N;/^\n$/d' > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
  1. Copy the output path to the clipboard:
echo -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" | pbcopy
  1. Report: Schema dumped to <path> (path copied to clipboard)