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| author | Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> | 2007-07-17 05:02:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com> | 2007-07-17 05:02:03 +0000 |
| commit | 474774918b4b55e774d2fcc1d7e94c8c632fadef (patch) | |
| tree | e66fbdcfb273895d951edbabf44cee998327000a /doc/src | |
| parent | 77d27e43e5f204736175a2f6fc45959e0dcb5fd8 (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-474774918b4b55e774d2fcc1d7e94c8c632fadef.tar.gz postgresql-474774918b4b55e774d2fcc1d7e94c8c632fadef.zip | |
Implement CREATE TABLE LIKE ... INCLUDING INDEXES. Patch from NikhilS,
based in part on an earlier patch from Trevor Hardcastle, and reviewed
by myself.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml index 064769cee0a..68e8f045e6a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.108 2007/06/03 17:06:03 tgl Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.109 2007/07/17 05:02:00 neilc Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation CREATE [ [ GLOBAL | LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> ( [ { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column_name</replaceable> <replaceable class="PARAMETER">data_type</replaceable> [ DEFAULT <replaceable>default_expr</> ] [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column_constraint</replaceable> [ ... ] ] | <replaceable>table_constraint</replaceable> - | LIKE <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [ { INCLUDING | EXCLUDING } { DEFAULTS | CONSTRAINTS } ] ... } + | LIKE <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [ { INCLUDING | EXCLUDING } { DEFAULTS | CONSTRAINTS | INDEXES } ] ... } [, ... ] ] ) [ INHERITS ( <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is: </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><literal>LIKE <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [ { INCLUDING | EXCLUDING } { DEFAULTS | CONSTRAINTS } ]</literal></term> + <term><literal>LIKE <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [ { INCLUDING | EXCLUDING } { DEFAULTS | CONSTRAINTS | INDEXES } ]</literal></term> <listitem> <para> The <literal>LIKE</literal> clause specifies a table from which @@ -266,10 +266,15 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is: requested, all check constraints are copied. </para> <para> + Any indexes on the original table will not be created on the new + table, unless the <literal>INCLUDING INDEXES</literal> clause is + specified. + </para> + <para> Note also that unlike <literal>INHERITS</literal>, copied columns and constraints are not merged with similarly named columns and constraints. If the same name is specified explicitly or in another - <literal>LIKE</literal> clause an error is signalled. + <literal>LIKE</literal> clause, an error is signalled. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |