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postgres/src/bin/psql/psqlHelp.h
1997-10-01 19:14:35 +00:00

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* psqlHelp.h--
* Help for query language syntax
*
* Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* $Id: psqlHelp.h,v 1.26 1997/10/01 19:14:35 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
struct _helpStruct
{
char *cmd; /* the command name */
char *help; /* the help associated with it */
char *syntax; /* the syntax associated with it */
};
static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
{"abort",
"abort the current transaction",
"abort [transaction];"},
{"abort transaction",
"abort the current transaction",
"abort [transaction];"},
{"alter table",
"add/rename attributes, rename tables",
"\talter table <class_name> [*] add column <attr> <type>;\n\talter table <class_name> [*] rename [column] <attr1> to <attr2>;\n\talter table <class_name1> rename to <class_name2>"},
{"begin",
"begin a new transaction",
"begin [transaction|work];"},
{"begin transaction",
"begin a new transaction",
"begin [transaction|work];"},
{"begin work",
"begin a new transaction",
"begin [transaction|work];"},
{"cluster",
"create a clustered index (from an existing index)",
"cluster <index_name> on <relation_name>"},
{"close",
"close an existing cursor (cursor)",
"close <cursorname>;"},
{"commit",
"commit a transaction",
"commit [work]"},
{"commit work",
"commit a transaction",
"commit [work]"},
{"copy",
"copy data to and from a table",
"copy [binary] <class_name> [with oids]\n\t{to|from} {<filename>|stdin|stdout} [using delimiters <delim>];"},
{"create",
"Please more be specific:",
"\tcreate aggregate\n\tcreate database\n\tcreate function\n\tcreate index\n\tcreate operator\n\tcreate rule\n\tcreate sequence\n\tcreate table\n\tcreate type\n\tcreate view"},
{"create aggregate",
"define an aggregate function",
"create aggregate <agg_name> [as] (basetype = <data_type>, \n\t[sfunc1 = <sfunc_1>, stype1 = <sfunc1_return_type>]\n\t[sfunc2 = <sfunc_2>, stype2 = <sfunc2_return_type>]\n\t[,finalfunc = <final-function>]\n\t[,initcond1 = <initial-cond1>][,initcond2 = <initial-cond2>]);"},
{"create database",
"create a database",
"create database <dbname>"},
{"create function",
"create a user-defined function",
"create function <function_name> ([<type1>,...<typeN>]) returns <return_type>\n\tas '<object_filename>'|'<sql-queries>'\n\tlanguage 'c'|'sql'|'internal';"},
{"create index",
"construct an index",
"create [unique] index <indexname> on <class_name> [using <access_method>]\n( <attr1> [<type_class1>] [,...] | <funcname>(<attr1>,...) [<type_class>] );"},
{"create operator",
"create a user-defined operator",
"create operator <operator_name> (\n\t[leftarg = <type1>][,rightarg = <type2>]\n\t,procedure = <func_name>,\n\t[,commutator = <com_op>][,negator = <neg_op>]\n\t[,restrict = <res_proc>][,hashes]\n\t[,join = <join_proc>][,sort = <sort_op1>...<sort_opN>]);"},
{"create rule",
"define a new rule",
"create rule <rule_name> as on\n\t[select|update|delete|insert]\n\tto <object> [where <qual>]\n\tdo [instead] [<action>|nothing| [<actions>]];"},
{"create sequence",
"create a new sequence number generator",
"create sequence <sequence_name>\n\t[increment <NUMBER>]\n\t[start <NUMBER>]\n\t[minvalue <NUMBER>]\n\t[maxvalue <NUMBER>]\n\t[cache <NUMBER>]\n\t[cycle];"},
{"create table",
"create a new table",
"create table <class_name> ( <attr1> <type1> [not null] [default <value>],...)\n\t[inherits (<class_name1>,...<class_nameN>)\n\t[constraint <name> check (<test>) [,check (<test>)]\n\tarchive=<archive_mode>\n\tstore=<smgr_name>\n\tarch_store=<smgr_name>];"},
{"create type",
"create a new user-defined base data type",
"create type <typename> (\n\tinternallength = (<number> | variable),\n\t[externallength = (<number>|variable),]\n\tinput=<input_function>, output = <output_function>\n\t[,element = <typename>][,delimiter=<character>][,default=\'<string>\']\n\t[,send = <send_function>][,receive = <receive_function>][,passedbyvalue]);"},
{"create view",
"create a view",
"create view <view_name> as select <expr1>[as <attr1>][,... <exprN>[as <attrN>]] [from <from_list>] [where <qual>];"},
{"declare",
"set up a cursor",
"declare <cursorname> [binary] cursor for\n\tselect [distinct]\n\t<expr1> [as <attr1>],...<exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[from <from_list>] [where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1> [using <op1>],... <attrN> [using <opN>]];"},
{"delete",
"delete tuples",
"delete from <class_name> [where <qual>];"},
{"drop",
"Please more be specific:",
"\tdrop aggregate\n\tdrop database\n\tdrop function\n\tdrop index\n\tdrop operator\n\tdrop rule\n\tdrop sequence\n\tdrop table\n\tdrop type\n\tdrop view"},
{"drop aggregate",
"remove an aggregate function",
"drop aggregate <agg_name> <agg_type>|*;"},
{"drop database",
"remove a database",
"drop database <dbname>"},
{"drop function",
"remove a user-defined function",
"drop function <funcname> ([<type1>,....<typeN>]);"},
{"drop index",
"remove an existing index",
"drop index <indexname>;"},
{"drop operator",
"remove a user-defined operator",
"drop operator <operator_name> ([<ltype>|none],[<rtype>|none]);"},
{"drop rule",
"remove a rule",
"drop rule <rulename>;"},
{"drop table",
"remove a table",
"drop table <class_name>[,...<class_nameN];"},
{"drop sequence",
"remove a sequence number generator",
"drop sequence <sequence_name>[,...<sequence_nameN];"},
{"drop type",
"remove a user-defined base type",
"drop type <typename>;"},
{"drop view",
"remove a view",
"drop view <view_name>"},
{"end",
"end the current transaction",
"end [transaction];"},
{"end transaction",
"end the current transaction",
"end [transaction];"},
{"explain",
"explain the query execution plan",
"explain [verbose] <query>"},
{"fetch",
"retrieve tuples from a cursor",
"fetch [forward|backward] [<number>|all] [in <cursorname>];"},
{"grant",
"grant access control to a user or group",
"grant <privilege[,privilege,...]> on <rel1>[,...<reln>] to \n[public | group <group> | <username>]\n\t privilege is {ALL | SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE}"},
{"insert",
"insert tuples",
"insert into <class_name> [(<attr1>...<attrN>)]\n\t[values (<expr1>...<exprN>); |\n\tselect <expr1>,...<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
{"listen",
"listen for notification on a relation",
"listen <class_name>"},
{"load",
"dynamically load a module",
"load <filename>;"},
{"notify",
"signal all frontends and backends listening on a relation",
"notify <class_name>"},
{"purge",
"purge historical data",
"purge <class_name> [before <abstime>] [after <reltime>];"},
{"reset",
"set run-time environment back to default",
"reset {DateStyle | GEQO | R_PLANS}"},
{"revoke",
"revoke access control from a user or group",
"revoke <privilege[,privilege,...]> on <rel1>[,...<reln>] from \n[public | group <group> | <username>]\n\t privilege is {ALL | SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE}"},
{"rollback",
"abort a transaction",
"rollback [transaction|work]"},
{"select",
"retrieve tuples",
"select [distinct on <attr>] <expr1> [as <attr1>], ... <exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[into table <class_name>] [from <from_list>]\n\t[where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1>\n\t\t[using <op1>],..<attrN> [[using <opN>] | ASC | DESC]];"},
{"set",
"set run-time environment",
"set DateStyle to {'ISO' | 'SQL' | 'Postgres' | 'European' | 'US' | 'NonEuropean'}\nset GEQO to {'ON[=#]' | 'OFF'}\nset R_PLANS to {'ON' | 'OFF'}"},
{"show",
"show current run-time environment",
"show {DateStyle | GEQO | R_PLANS}"},
{"update",
"update tuples",
"update <class_name> set <attr1>=<expr1>,...<attrN>=<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
{"vacuum",
"vacuum the database, i.e. cleans out deleted records, updates statistics",
"vacuum [verbose] [analyze]\n\tor\nvacuum [verbose] [analyze] table [analyze [(attr1, ... attrN)] ];"},
{NULL, NULL, NULL} /* important to keep a NULL terminator
* here! */
};