SELECT hll_set_output_version(1); hll_set_output_version ------------------------ 1 (1 row) DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_binary; NOTICE: table "test_binary" does not exist, skipping CREATE TABLE test_binary (id SERIAL, v1 hll); INSERT INTO test_binary(id,v1) VALUES (1, hll_empty() || hll_hash_text('A')); SELECT hll_cardinality(v1) FROM test_binary; hll_cardinality ----------------- 1 (1 row) \COPY test_binary TO 'binary.dat' WITH (FORMAT "binary") DELETE FROM test_binary; SELECT hll_cardinality(v1) FROM test_binary; hll_cardinality ----------------- (0 rows) \COPY test_binary FROM 'binary.dat' WITH (FORMAT "binary") SELECT hll_cardinality(v1) FROM test_binary; hll_cardinality ----------------- 1 (1 row) DROP TABLE test_binary;