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authorAndrew Gierth <rhodiumtoad@postgresql.org>2018-05-17 21:23:01 +0100
committerAndrew Gierth <rhodiumtoad@postgresql.org>2018-05-17 21:23:01 +0100
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doc: fix description of backward_scan
The description of the index property backward_scan was incorrect and misleading; rectify. Backpatch to 9.6 where the amutils functionality was introduced.
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/func.sgml4
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 21d22869e84..d9aa7c96072 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -17366,7 +17366,9 @@ SELECT currval(pg_get_serial_sequence('sometable', 'id'));
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>backward_scan</literal></entry>
- <entry>Can the index be scanned backwards?
+ <entry>Can the scan direction be changed in mid-scan (to
+ support <literal>FETCH BACKWARD</literal> on a cursor without
+ needing materialization)?
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>