| From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: COPY example for partial tables |
| Date: | 2005-10-11 23:49:32 |
| Message-ID: | 20051011234932.GF6239@fetter.org |
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 06:33:42PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> 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...
Patch fixes always welcome :)
Cheers,
D
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