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Update char/varchar()/text/bytea to mention they have similar performance

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002</P>
<P>Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a string can
be. <SMALL>TEXT</SMALL> is for strings of unlimited length, maximum
1 gigabyte. <SMALL>BYTEA</SMALL> is for storing binary data,
particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes.</P>
particularly values that include <SMALL>NULL</SMALL> bytes. These
types have similar performance characteristics.</P>
<H4><A name="4.15.1">4.15.1</A>) How do I create a
serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4>