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Subject: Re: confusion with copy command
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>	Is this the proper command:
>
>	copy pg_classname from file.ascii

yes it is.
>
>	- does the 'to' and 'from' arguments apply to the class, or file ?
it applies to the file

>	Secondly, I do not understand what the format description means
>	at the bottom of the man page. Does it apply to all files, or
>	only to binary files ??? 
Only to binary files.

>	What does totalength refer to  - the
>	number of uint32's in the instance ?
The total length of the data following it -- includes the length of the null description
and the <data> field.