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Spell checking, consistent terminology.

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Peter Eisentraut
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doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.5 2003/09/22 00:16:57 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.6 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence to be altered.
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence to be altered.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -58,42 +58,43 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<term><replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The
<option>INCREMENT BY <replaceable class="parameter">increment</replaceable></option>
clause is optional. A positive value will make an
ascending sequence, a negative one a descending sequence.
If unspecified, the old increment value will be maintained.
The clause <literal>INCREMENT BY <replaceable
class="parameter">increment</replaceable></literal> is
optional. A positive value will make an ascending sequence, a
negative one a descending sequence. If unspecified, the old
increment value will be maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable></term>
<term>NO MINVALUE</term>
<term><literal>NO MINVALUE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The optional clause <option>MINVALUE
<replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable></option>
determines the minimum value
a sequence can generate. If <option>NO MINVALUE</option> is specified,
the defaults of 1 and -2^63-1 for ascending and descending sequences, respectively, will be used. If neither option is specified, the current minimum
value will be maintained.
The optional clause <literal>MINVALUE <replaceable
class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
the minimum value a sequence can generate. If <literal>NO
MINVALUE</literal> is specified, the defaults of 1 and
-2<superscript>63</>-1 for ascending and descending sequences,
respectively, will be used. If neither option is specified,
the current minimum value will be maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable></term>
<term>NO MAXVALUE</term>
<term><literal>NO MAXVALUE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The optional clause <option>MAXVALUE
<replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable></option>
determines the maximum value for the sequence. If
<option>NO MAXVALUE</option> is specified, the defaults are 2^63-1 and -1 for
ascending and descending sequences, respectively, will be used. If
neither option is specified, the current maximum value will be
maintained.
The optional clause <literal>MAXVALUE <replaceable
class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable></literal> determines
the maximum value for the sequence. If <literal>NO
MAXVALUE</literal> is specified, the defaults are
2<superscript>63</>-1 and -1 for ascending and descending
sequences, respectively, will be used. If neither option is
specified, the current maximum value will be maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -102,9 +103,9 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<term><replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The optional <option>RESTART WITH
<replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable></option>
clause changes the current value of the sequence.
The optional clause <literal>RESTART WITH <replaceable
class="parameter">start</replaceable></literal> changes the
current value of the sequence.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -113,11 +114,12 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<term><replaceable class="parameter">cache</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <option>CACHE <replaceable class="parameter">cache</replaceable></option> option
enables sequence numbers to be preallocated
and stored in memory for faster access. The minimum
value is 1 (only one value can be generated at a time, i.e., no cache).
If unspecified, the old cache value will be maintained.
The clause <literal>CACHE <replaceable
class="parameter">cache</replaceable></literal> enables
sequence numbers to be preallocated and stored in memory for
faster access. The minimum value is 1 (only one value can be
generated at a time, i.e., no cache). If unspecified, the old
cache value will be maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -126,32 +128,33 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<term>CYCLE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The optional <option>CYCLE</option> keyword may be used to enable
the sequence to wrap around when the
<replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable> or
<replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> has been
reached by
an ascending or descending sequence respectively. If the limit is
reached, the next number generated will be the
<replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> or
<replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable>,
respectively.
The optional <literal>CYCLE</literal> key word may be used to enable
the sequence to wrap around when the
<replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable> or
<replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> has been
reached by
an ascending or descending sequence respectively. If the limit is
reached, the next number generated will be the
<replaceable class="parameter">minvalue</replaceable> or
<replaceable class="parameter">maxvalue</replaceable>,
respectively.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>NO CYCLE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the optional <option>NO CYCLE</option> keyword is specified, any
calls to <function>nextval</function> after the sequence has reached
its maximum value will return an error. If neither
<option>CYCLE</option> or <option>NO CYCLE</option> are specified,
the old cycle behaviour will be maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>NO CYCLE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the optional <literal>NO CYCLE</literal> key word is
specified, any calls to <function>nextval</function> after the
sequence has reached its maximum value will return an error.
If neither <literal>CYCLE</literal> or <literal>NO
CYCLE</literal> are specified, the old cycle behaviour will be
maintained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -161,10 +164,10 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
<para>
Restart a sequence called <literal>serial</literal>, at 105:
</para>
<programlisting>
<programlisting>
ALTER SEQUENCE serial RESTART WITH 105;
</programlisting>
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.72 2003/09/09 18:28:52 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.73 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
<listitem>
<para>
The <literal>LIKE</literal> clause specifies a table from which
the new table automatically inherits all column names, their datatypes, and
<literal>NOT NULL</literal> constraints.
the new table automatically inherits all column names, their data types, and
not-null constraints.
</para>
<para>
Unlike <literal>INHERITS</literal>, the new table and inherited table

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.46 2003/09/22 00:16:57 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.47 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ CREATE TYPE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> (
representation. If this function is not supplied, the type cannot
participate in binary input. The binary representation should be
chosen to be cheap to convert to internal form, while being reasonably
portable. (For example, the standard integer datatypes use network
portable. (For example, the standard integer data types use network
byte order as the external binary representation, while the internal
representation is in the machine's native byte order.) The receive
function should perform adequate checking to ensure that the value is
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ CREATE TYPE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> (
The receive function may be declared as taking one argument of type
<type>internal</type>, or two arguments of types <type>internal</type>
and <type>oid</type>. It must return a value of the data type itself.
(The first argument is a pointer to a StringInfo buffer
(The first argument is a pointer to a <type>StringInfo</type> buffer
holding the received byte string; the optional second argument is the
element type in case this is an array type.) Similarly, the optional
<replaceable class="parameter">send_function</replaceable> converts

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.26 2003/09/28 01:19:33 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.27 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class="PARAMETER">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] AS <replaceable class="P
<para>
<command>CREATE VIEW</command> defines a view of a query. The view
is not physically materialized. Instead, the query is run everytime
is not physically materialized. Instead, the query is run every time
the view is referenced in a query.
</para>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class="PARAMETER">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] AS <replaceable class="P
CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT 'Hello World';
</programlisting>
is bad form in two ways: the column name defaults to <literal>?column?</>,
and the column datatype defaults to <type>unknown</>. If you want a
and the column data type defaults to <type>unknown</>. If you want a
string literal in a view's result, use something like
<programlisting>
CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT text 'Hello World' AS hello;

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.23 2003/08/31 17:32:23 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.24 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
shutdown is indicated by removal of the <acronym>PID</acronym>
file. For starting up, a successful <command>psql -l</command>
indicates success. <command>pg_ctl</command> will attempt to
use the proper port for psql. If the environment variable
PGPORT exists, that is used. Otherwise, it will see if a port
use the proper port for <application>psql</>. If the environment variable
<envar>PGPORT</envar> exists, that is used. Otherwise, it will see if a port
has been set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file.
If neither of those is used, it will use the default port that
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> was compiled with

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.98 2003/10/04 01:04:46 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.99 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
processed in a single transaction, unless there are explicit
BEGIN/COMMIT commands included in the string to divide it into
multiple transactions. This is different from the behavior when
the same string is fed to psql's standard input.
the same string is fed to <application>psql</application>'s standard input.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.70 2003/09/11 21:42:20 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.71 2003/11/01 01:56:29 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ SELECT name FROM distributors ORDER BY code;
name may be specified in the <literal>USING</> clause.
<literal>ASC</> is usually equivalent to <literal>USING &lt;</> and
<literal>DESC</> is usually equivalent to <literal>USING &gt;</>.
(But the creator of a user-defined datatype can define exactly what the
(But the creator of a user-defined data type can define exactly what the
default sort ordering is, and it might correspond to operators with other
names.)
</para>