postgres, restore database from commandline

Question

Trying to import a database.

Followed this documentation Restore: $ psql -U {user-name} -d {desintation_db}-f {dumpfilename.sql}

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/01/how-to-backup-and-restore-postgres-database-using-pg_dump-and-psql/

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You should run psql from a shell, not from a psql instance.