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\lo_export

Reads the large object with OID loid from the database and writes it to filename . Note that this is subtly different from the server function lo_export , which acts with the permissions of the user that the database server runs as and on the server…

Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.

Description

Reads the large object with OID loid from the database and writes it to filename . Note that this is subtly different from the server function lo_export , which acts with the permissions of the user that the database server runs as and on the server's file system.

Client
psql 18.6
Case-sensitive spelling
\lo_export

Usage

\lo_export loid filename

Spellings in this manual definition

CommandDocumented suffix modifiers
\lo_exportNone listed in this signature

Manual definition

\lo_export loid filename

Reads the large object with OID loid from the database and writes it to filename. Note that this is subtly different from the server function lo_export, which acts with the permissions of the user that the database server runs as and on the server's file system.

Tip

Use \lo_list to find out the large object's OID.

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Documentation and source

Source build
Version
18.6
Build
https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
Source fingerprint
ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8

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PostgreSQL 17 → 18: unchanged.

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