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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml index 73f07467cbe..7fabba4fb9c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.32 2001/11/18 20:35:02 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.33 2001/11/22 03:42:32 momjian Exp $ Postgres documentation --> @@ -169,11 +169,10 @@ ALTER TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> The <literal>ALTER COLUMN SET STATISTICS</literal> form allows you to set the statistics-gathering target for subsequent <xref linkend="sql-analyze" endterm="sql-analyze-title"> operations. - The <literal>RENAME</literal> clause causes the name of a table or column - to change without changing any of the data contained in - the affected table. Thus, the table or column will - remain of the same type and size after this command is - executed. + The <literal>RENAME</literal> clause causes the name of a table, + column, index, or sequence to change without changing any of the + data. The data will remain of the same type and size after the + command is executed. The ADD <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table constraint definition</replaceable> clause adds a new constraint to the table using the same syntax as <xref linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE" endterm="SQL-CREATETABLE-TITLE">. @@ -345,8 +344,8 @@ DROP TABLE temp; </para> <para> - The clauses to rename columns and tables are <productname>Postgres</productname> - extensions from SQL92. + The clauses to rename tables, columns, indexes, and sequences are + <productname>Postgres</productname> extensions from SQL92. </para> </refsect2> |