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Update SQL-command reference pages for schema features.

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Tom Lane
2002-04-23 02:07:16 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.9 2001/12/08 03:24:35 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.10 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
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@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ CREATE [ [ LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replace
creating a view, but it is really quite different: it creates a new
table and evaluates the query just once to fill the new table
initially. The new table will not track subsequent changes to the
source tables of the query. In contrast, a view re-evaluates the
underlying <command>SELECT</command> statements whenever it is
source tables of the query. In contrast, a view re-evaluates its
defining <command>SELECT</command> statement whenever it is
queried.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -57,15 +57,7 @@ CREATE [ [ LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replace
<listitem>
<para>
If specified, the table is created as a temporary table.
Temporary tables are automatically dropped at the end of a
session. Existing persistent tables with the same name are not
visible to the current session while the temporary table exists.
Any indexes created on a temporary table are automatically
temporary as well.
</para>
<para>
The <literal>LOCAL</literal> word is optional.
Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createtable"> for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable>table_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the new table to be created. This table must not
already exist. However, a temporary table can be created that
has the same name as an existing permanent table.
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be created.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>