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.TH ABORT SQL 01/23/93 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
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.SH Abort
.SH NAME
abort \(em abort the current transaction
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fBabort\fP \fB[transaction]\fR
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This command aborts the current transaction and causes all the
updates made by the transaction to be discarded.   
.IR "abort"
is functionally equivalent to 
.IR "rollback".
.SH "SEE ALSO"
begin(l),
end(l),
rollback(l).