The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

PostgreSQL 7.3.2 Reference Manual

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

PostgreSQL 7.3.2 Reference Manual

by The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

Copyright ? 1996-2002 by The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

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Table of Contents

Preface ..................................................................................................................................................i

I. SQL Commands .............................................................................................................................. 1

ABORT ....................................................................................................................................... 1

ALTER DATABASE ................................................................................................................... 1

ALTER GROUP.......................................................................................................................... 1

ALTER TABLE........................................................................................................................... 1

ALTER TRIGGER...................................................................................................................... 1

ALTER USER ............................................................................................................................. 1

ANALYZE .................................................................................................................................. 1

BEGIN ........................................................................................................................................ 1

CHECKPOINT ........................................................................................................................... 1

CLOSE ........................................................................................................................................ 1

CLUSTER ................................................................................................................................... 1

COMMENT ................................................................................................................................ 1

COMMIT .................................................................................................................................... 1

COPY .......................................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE AGGREGATE............................................................................................................. 1

CREATE CAST .......................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER ......................................................................................... 1

CREATE CONVERSION........................................................................................................... 1

CREATE DATABASE ................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE DOMAIN .................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE FUNCTION ................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE GROUP ....................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE INDEX ........................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE LANGUAGE............................................................................................................... 1

CREATE OPERATOR ................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE OPERATOR CLASS................................................................................................... 1

CREATE RULE .......................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE SCHEMA .................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE SEQUENCE................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE TABLE ........................................................................................................................ 1

CREATE TABLE AS .................................................................................................................. 1

CREATE TRIGGER ................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE TYPE........................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE USER .......................................................................................................................... 1

CREATE VIEW .......................................................................................................................... 1

DEALLOCATE........................................................................................................................... 1

DECLARE .................................................................................................................................. 1

DELETE...................................................................................................................................... 1

DROP AGGREGATE ................................................................................................................. 1

DROP CAST ............................................................................................................................... 1

DROP CONVERSION ............................................................................................................... 1

DROP DATABASE ..................................................................................................................... 1

DROP DOMAIN......................................................................................................................... 1

DROP FUNCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1

DROP GROUP............................................................................................................................ 1

DROP INDEX............................................................................................................................. 1

DROP LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................... 1

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DROP OPERATOR..................................................................................................................... 1

DROP OPERATOR CLASS ....................................................................................................... 1

DROP RULE ............................................................................................................................... 1

DROP SCHEMA......................................................................................................................... 1

DROP SEQUENCE .................................................................................................................... 1

DROP TABLE............................................................................................................................. 1

DROP TRIGGER........................................................................................................................ 1

DROP TYPE ............................................................................................................................... 1

DROP USER ............................................................................................................................... 1

DROP VIEW............................................................................................................................... 1

END ............................................................................................................................................ 1

EXECUTE .................................................................................................................................. 1

EXPLAIN.................................................................................................................................... 1

FETCH ........................................................................................................................................ 1

GRANT ....................................................................................................................................... 1

INSERT ....................................................................................................................................... 1

LISTEN ....................................................................................................................................... 1

LOAD.......................................................................................................................................... 1

LOCK.......................................................................................................................................... 1

MOVE ......................................................................................................................................... 1

NOTIFY ...................................................................................................................................... 1

PREPARE.................................................................................................................................... 1

REINDEX ................................................................................................................................... 1

RESET ........................................................................................................................................ 1

REVOKE..................................................................................................................................... 1

ROLLBACK................................................................................................................................ 1

SELECT ...................................................................................................................................... 1

SELECT INTO............................................................................................................................ 1

SET.............................................................................................................................................. 1

SET CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................................. 1

SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION ........................................................................................... 1

SET TRANSACTION................................................................................................................. 1

SHOW ......................................................................................................................................... 1

START TRANSACTION............................................................................................................ 1

TRUNCATE ................................................................................................................................ 1

UNLISTEN ................................................................................................................................. 1

UPDATE...................................................................................................................................... 1

VACUUM.................................................................................................................................... 1

II. PostgreSQL Client Applications................................................................................................... 4

clusterdb ...................................................................................................................................... 5

createdb ....................................................................................................................................... 8

createlang .................................................................................................................................. 11

createuser .................................................................................................................................. 14

dropdb ....................................................................................................................................... 17

droplang .................................................................................................................................... 20

dropuser..................................................................................................................................... 22

ecpg ........................................................................................................................................... 25

pg_config................................................................................................................................... 27

pg_dump.................................................................................................................................... 29

pg_dumpall................................................................................................................................ 36

pg_restore.................................................................................................................................. 39

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psql ............................................................................................................................................ 46

pgtclsh ....................................................................................................................................... 68

pgtksh ........................................................................................................................................ 69

vacuumdb .................................................................................................................................. 70

III. PostgreSQL Server Applications .............................................................................................. 73

initdb ......................................................................................................................................... 74

initlocation ................................................................................................................................ 77

ipcclean ..................................................................................................................................... 78

pg_ctl......................................................................................................................................... 79

pg_controldata........................................................................................................................... 83

pg_resetxlog .............................................................................................................................. 84

postgres ..................................................................................................................................... 86

postmaster ................................................................................................................................. 90

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