DROP TABLE ta; psql:/tmp/vacfull.sql:3: ERROR: table "ta" does not exist CREATE TABLE ta (ca int, cb int, cc int); CREATE TABLE INSERT INTO ta VALUES (generate_series(1, 5), generate_series(1, 10000000), generate_series(1, 10000000)); INSERT 0 10000000 ANALYZE ta; ANALYZE CREATE INDEX i ON ta (ca, cb, cc); CREATE INDEX EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..156991.10 rows=2018667 width=4) (actual time=0.034..336.443 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 2000000 Total runtime: 385.023 ms (4 rows) VACUUM ta; VACUUM EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..50882.62 rows=2018667 width=4) (actual time=0.014..193.120 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 0 Total runtime: 241.079 ms (4 rows) VACUUM ANALYZE ta; VACUUM EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..50167.13 rows=1990353 width=4) (actual time=0.015..193.035 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 0 Total runtime: 241.101 ms (4 rows) VACUUM FULL ta; VACUUM EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..155991.44 rows=1990333 width=4) (actual time=0.042..364.412 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 2000000 Total runtime: 412.715 ms (4 rows) VACUUM FULL ANALYZE ta; VACUUM EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..157011.85 rows=2030984 width=4) (actual time=0.025..365.657 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 2000000 Total runtime: 414.223 ms (4 rows) VACUUM ta; VACUUM EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT cb FROM ta WHERE ca = 1 ORDER BY cb; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Only Scan using i on ta (cost=0.00..51192.45 rows=2031000 width=4) (actual time=0.015..192.520 rows=2000000 loops=1) Index Cond: (ca = 1) Heap Fetches: 0 Total runtime: 240.918 ms (4 rows) DROP TABLE ta; DROP TABLE