| From: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
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| To: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: COPY example for partial tables |
| Date: | 2005-10-11 23:33:42 |
| Message-ID: | 20051011233342.GR23883@pervasive.com |
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 04:22:40PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 06:12:53PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > Why the vacuum? Seems a bit sever to do a vacuum of an entire database
> > just because you created a temp table.
>
> Excess enthusiasm about reclaiming space. It doesn't really need to
> be there :)
I think it needs to be commented on, one way or another. Better to
explain that this will slowly bloat pg_class than have a mystery vacuum
that many people have no idea why it's there...
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