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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Chris Hoover <revoohc@gmail.com>
Cc: PGSQL Performance <pgsql-performance@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Which index methodology is better?-
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:56:29 -0500
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"Chris Hoover" <revoohc@gmail.com> writes:
> Is it better to create 3 indexes, or one index on the three columns?

This is covered in considerable detail in the fine manual:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/indexes.html

See particularly sections 11.3 and 11.4

			regards, tom lane



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