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+# Usage
+
+pgsplit takes a PostgreSQL dump with multiple databases through STDIN and extracts them to the current directory, named with the database name and an .sql extension.
+
+`pgsplit -list` prints the databases contained in the SQL dump.
+
+`pgsplit` extracts all databases.
+
+`pgsplit -include-all -except foo -except bar` extracts all databases except for foo and bar.
+`pgsplit -exclude-all -except foo -except bar` extracts only databases foo and bar.