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Make an editorial pass over the reference pages.

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Tom Lane
2005-11-01 21:09:51 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.24 2005/04/08 00:59:58 neilc Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.25 2005/11/01 21:09:50 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable>
<para>
By default, <command>DELETE</command> will delete rows in the
specified table and all its subtables. If you wish to delete only
specified table and all its child tables. If you wish to delete only
from the specific table mentioned, you must use the
<literal>ONLY</literal> clause.
</para>
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>ONLY</></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If specified, delete rows from the named table only. When not
specified, any tables inheriting from the named table are also processed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
@@ -90,7 +100,9 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable>
to the list of tables that can be specified in the <xref
linkend="sql-from" endterm="sql-from-title"> of a
<command>SELECT</command> statement; for example, an alias for
the table name can be specified.
the table name can be specified. Do not repeat the target table
in the <replaceable class="PARAMETER">usinglist</replaceable>,
unless you wish to set up a self-join.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -99,8 +111,8 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">condition</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A value expression that returns a value of type
<type>boolean</type> that determines the rows which are to be
An expression returning a value of type
<type>boolean</type>, which determines the rows that are to be
deleted.
</para>
</listitem>