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+# Backups
+
+- [[postgres]]
+  - ```pg_dumpall > date.db```
+- [[mysql]]
+  - ```mysqldump db > date.db```
+- [[pull]] [[restores]]
+  - an unrestored backup does not really exist.
+
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   - Implement [[rss]] / [[atom]] feeds
   - Make 'go wp' work
 - I should probably learn [[prolog]].
+- [[backups]]
+
 - [[amadeo]]
   - vio a [[spoon]] en vivo
 - [[push]] [[done]]
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+# Restores
+
+- [[postgres]]
+  - ```pgsql < date.db```
+- [[mysql]]
+  - ```mysql db < date.db```
+- [[pull]] [[backups]]
+  - so you have something to restore.
+
+
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[pull]: pull "Pull"
+[backups]: backups "Backups"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
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