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A few minor psql enhancements

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Initdb help correction
Changed end/abort to commit/rollback and changed related notices
Commented out way old printing functions in libpq
Fixed a typo in alter table / alter column
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Peter Eisentraut
2000-01-29 16:58:54 +00:00
parent 7e7416bd4e
commit 2b84cbb60f
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doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml,v 1.9 1999/07/22 15:09:06 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml,v 1.10 2000/01/29 16:58:27 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ BEGIN
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>
NOTICE: BeginTransactionBlock and not in default state
NOTICE: BEGIN: already a transaction in progress
</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ NOTICE: BeginTransactionBlock and not in default state
</title>
<para>
By default, <productname>Postgres</productname> executes transactions
By default, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> executes transactions
in <firstterm>unchained mode</firstterm>
(also known as <quote>autocommit</quote> in other database
systems).
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ NOTICE: BeginTransactionBlock and not in default state
<para>
The default transaction isolation level in
<productname>Postgres</productname>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
is READ COMMITTED, where queries inside the transaction see only changes
committed before query execution. So, you have to use
<command>SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE</command>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ NOTICE: BeginTransactionBlock and not in default state
</para>
<para>
If the transaction is committed, <productname>Postgres</productname>
If the transaction is committed, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
will ensure either that all updates are done or else that none of
them are done. Transactions have the standard <acronym>ACID</acronym>
(atomic, consistent, isolatable, and durable) property.
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ NOTICE: BeginTransactionBlock and not in default state
<title>
Notes
</title>
<para>
The keyword TRANSACTION is just a cosmetic alternative to WORK.
Neither keyword need be specified.
</para>
<para>
Refer to <xref linkend="sql-lock-title" endterm="sql-lock-title">
for further information
@@ -190,7 +185,7 @@ BEGIN WORK;
<para>
<command>BEGIN</command>
is a <productname>Postgres</productname> language extension.
is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> language extension.
There is no explicit <command>BEGIN</command>
command in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>;
transaction initiation is always implicit and it terminates either
@@ -204,6 +199,12 @@ BEGIN WORK;
</note>
</para>
<para>
Incidentally, the <literal>BEGIN</literal> keyword is used for a different
purpose in embedded SQL. You are advised to be careful about the transaction
semantics when porting database applications.
</para>
<para>
<acronym>SQL92</acronym> also requires SERIALIZABLE to be the default
transaction isolation level.