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Add text to the VACUUM, REINDEX, DROP TABLESPACE and CREATE TABLESPACE

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reference pages documenting that these commands cannot be used within
a transaction block. Also make some minor improvements to the psql
reference page. Patch from Simon Riggs, minor editorialization by
myself.
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Neil Conway
2006-10-31 01:52:31 +00:00
parent 0b9f93e6b0
commit bc4b856e7b
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doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.172 2006/10/23 18:10:32 petere Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.173 2006/10/31 01:52:31 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<para>
If the command string contains multiple SQL commands, they are
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 <application>psql</application>'s standard input.
<command>BEGIN</>/<command>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
<application>psql</application>'s standard input.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -472,9 +473,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<option>-f</> option, adding this option wraps
<command>BEGIN</>/<command>COMMIT</> around the script to execute it
as a single transaction. This ensures that either all the commands
complete successfully, or no changes are applied. (However, if the
script itself uses <command>BEGIN</> or <command>COMMIT</>, this
option will not have the desired effect!)
complete successfully, or no changes are applied.
</para>
<para>
If the script itself uses <command>BEGIN</>, <command>COMMIT</>
or any command that cannot be executed inside a transaction
block, specifying this option will cause the transaction to be
aborted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>