How to pass in password to pg_dump?I'm trying to create a cronjob to back up my database every night before something catastrophic happens. It looks like this command should meet my needs: 0 3 * * * pg_dump dbname | gzip > ~/backup/db/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).psql.gz Except after running that, it expects me to type in a password. I can't do that if I run it from cron. How can I pass one in automatically?
34.16. The Password File
