about <application>pg_restore</application> command line
arguments, and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
<application>pg_restore</application> also accepts
the following command line arguments for connection parameters:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--host=<replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is
running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the
directory for the Unix domain socket. The default is taken
from the <envar>PGHOST</envar> environment variable, if set,
else a Unix domain socket connection is attempted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--port=<replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
extension on which the server is listening for connections.
Defaults to the <envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variable, if
set, or a compiled-in default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-U <replaceable>username</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
User name to connect as.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-w</option></term>
<term><option>--no-password</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
password authentication and a password is not available by
other means such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the
connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in
batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
password.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-W</option></term>
<term><option>--password</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Force <application>pg_restore</application> to prompt for a
password before connecting to a database.
</para>
<para>
This option is never essential, since
<application>pg_restore</application> will automatically prompt
for a password if the server demands password authentication.
However, <application>pg_restore</application> will waste a
connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</option> to avoid the extra
connection attempt.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--role=<replaceable class="parameter">rolename</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies a role name to be used to perform the restore.
This option causes <application>pg_restore</application> to issue a
<command>SET ROLE</command> <replaceable class="parameter">rolename</replaceable>
command after connecting to the database. It is useful when the
authenticated user (specified by <option>-U</option>) lacks privileges
needed by <application>pg_restore</application>, but can switch to a role with
the required rights. Some installations have a policy against
logging in directly as a superuser, and use of this option allows
restores to be performed without violating the policy.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>