Re: psql: bogus descriptions displayed by \d+

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql: bogus descriptions displayed by \d+
Date: 2011-08-12 20:11:13
Message-ID: 1313179873.14095.4.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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On tor, 2011-08-04 at 14:59 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> > Well, the facts are: According to the SQL standard, "table"
> includes
> > views and foreign tables. According to scientific-ish database
> > literature, a table is a relation and vice versa.
>
> So what are you supposed to call it if you mean, specifically, a
> table?

"A table is either a base table, a derived table, a transient table, or
a viewed table." (SQL/MED adds "foreign table".)

Just FYI.

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