Re: CLONE TABLE DATA TO <new_table>

This would be great, but I can't C :-(

Marc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Haas [mailto:robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com]
> Sent: Freitag, 13. Januar 2012 14:12
> To: Marc Mamin
> Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] CLONE TABLE DATA TO <new_table>
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Marc Mamin <M(dot)Mamin(at)intershop(dot)de>
> wrote:
> > I wonder if it would be possible to have a fast table clone function
> (data
> > only) while copying the corresponding data files
> >
> > instead of using the "CREATE TABLE AS"  way.
> >
> > pg_upgrade seems to have such a mechanisms, though it requires to
> first stop
> > the server...
> >
> > This would of course require to lock the complete table and ensure
> that all
> > latest changes are flushed to the plates.
>
> I think it would be possible to implement this. In fact, it could
> probably be done as a contrib module.
>
> --
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