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> > > Okay, I've suspected there was more to "template1" for a little while now,
> > > but I'd not gotten around to looking into it more. Still, my first
> > > impression was it was a sample database. ;) Maybe a name like "master"
> > > would be clearer, or maybe that means something else to someone.
> >
> > Yes, master would be a better name than template1.
>
> I disagree. template1 is not only the "master" database, it is also used as
> as the template when creating a new database. That is, if you want to create
> all your databases with certain characteristics (say installed functions or
> types or something) you can set up template1 the way you want, dump it to
> the template dump file and then any new db will be created with your
> customization. So template1 really is a discriptive term.

Really? Neat. Okay, its descriptive. Did I miss this in the docs or forget
it? I think this should be mentioned at an appropriate place in the
beginning of the docs. Such as when discussing how to create a database.

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