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Re:A 1.5GB String by Culonavirus on Saturday April 08, 2023 @10:22PM (#35499544)
> using a "human-readable" format for data that is 99.999999% not going to be seen by a human is absolute insanity in terms of inefficiency.

Database dumps say hello. :)

Re:A 1.5GB String by alex_sf on Saturday April 08, 2023 @10:44PM (#35499638)
If you want human-readable dumps, there's no reason you can't convert the more-efficient format into something human-readable.
Re:A 1.5GB String by smittywerben on Sunday April 09, 2023 @01:44AM (#35500321)
I just drag my Windows XML script driver into SYSTEM32 folder (for my HP indigo 7000 series ink press) then I press the rest.
Re:A 1.5GB String by flandish on Saturday April 08, 2023 @10:53PM (#35499694)
If you want human readable db output, I might introduce you to what I’ve spent most of my career doing: etl. :)