[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1865: Data loss in postgis_restore.pl when data rows have leading dashes

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#1865: Data loss in postgis_restore.pl when data rows have leading dashes
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 Reporter:  darkpanda  |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.1
Component:  postgis    |     Version:  2.0.x        
 Keywords:             |  
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 postgis_restore.pl can skip over valid data in COPY statements if a row
 line begins with leading dashes, i.e. appears to be an SQL comment.

 Attached is a patch that checks for COPY commands and for the accompanying
 "\." line that completes them and avoids stripping comments for the
 duration.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/1865>
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