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Postgres Restore Drill: What a Green pg_dump Exit Code Proves

By Qasim Parray · DEV Community · 11/1/2026

Short version for the impatient: a pg_dump that exits with code 0 tells you the dump finished. It doesn't tell you the dump restores, and it says nothing about whether the restored database has your data in it. The only way to know is to restore it somewhere disposable and look. I've been thinking…

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