diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 2939d754411..f539aa3d031 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Mon Dec 11 17:44:33 EST 2006 + Last updated: Mon Dec 11 17:45:54 EST 2006 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 2a259db3d05..b04db6b4748 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">
Last updated: Mon Dec 11 17:44:33 EST 2006
+Last updated: Mon Dec 11 17:45:54 EST 2006
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
development team?
1.13) How does PostgreSQL compare to other
DBMSs?
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+
PostgreSQL does not use a bug tracking system because we find it more efficient to respond directly to email and keep the TODO @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ CVS log messages. Even the release notes do not list every change made to the software.
- +PostgreSQL includes extensive documentation, including a large @@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ "http://mysite.verizon.net/Graeme_Birchall/id1.html">http://mysite.verizon.net/Graeme_Birchall/id1.html - +
There are three major areas for potential performance improvement:
- +Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal format of system tables and data files. These changes are often complex, so we don't maintain backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
There are also system tables beginning with pg_ that describe these too.
- +Use psql -l will list all databases.
Also try the file pgsql/src/tutorial/syscat.source. It @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
You might then want to do VACUUM FULL tab to reclaim the disk space used by the expired rows.
- +NULLs are stored as bitmaps, so they use very little space.
- +If you believe the optimizer is incorrect in choosing a
sequential scan, use SET enable_seqscan TO 'off'
and
run query again to see if an index scan is indeed faster.
To sort by the NULL status, use the IS NULL and IS NOT NULL modifiers in your ORDER BY clause. Things that are true will sort higher than things that are false, @@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ length execute("INSERT INTO person (name) VALUES ('Blaise Pascal')"); new_id = execute("SELECT currval('person_id_seq')"); - +