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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2022-07-14 15:44:22 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2022-07-14 15:44:22 -0400
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doc: clarify the behavior of identically-named savepoints
Original patch by David G. Johnston. Reported-by: David G. Johnston Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYQCxSSuSL18skCWG8QHFswOJ3hjovHsOZUE346i4OpVQ@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 10
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@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ RELEASE [ SAVEPOINT ] <replaceable>savepoint_name</replaceable>
</para>
<para>
- If multiple savepoints have the same name, only the one that was most
- recently defined is released.
+ If multiple savepoints have the same name, only the most recently defined
+ unreleased one is released. Repeated commands will release progressively
+ older savepoints.
</para>
</refsect1>