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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# fill in appropriate values for the database credentials
+
+export PGUSER=""
+export PGPASSWORD=""
+export PGHOST=""
+export PGDATABASE=""
+
+pg_dump --no-acl --no-owner --file pact_broker.dump