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From: David Fetter <[email protected]>
To: Jim C. Nasby <[email protected]>
Cc: PostgreSQL Docs <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: COPY example for partial tables
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:49:32 -0700
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 06:33:42PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 04:22:40PM -0700, David Fetter wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 06:12:53PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > > Why the vacuum? Seems a bit sever to do a vacuum of an entire
> > > database just because you created a temp table.
> > 
> > Excess enthusiasm about reclaiming space.  It doesn't really need
> > to be there :)
> 
> I think it needs to be commented on, one way or another. Better to
> explain that this will slowly bloat pg_class than have a mystery
> vacuum that many people have no idea why it's there...

Patch fixes always welcome :)

Cheers,
D
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