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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml index 8ea66241470..44f1ec644fe 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml @@ -767,11 +767,11 @@ ALTER TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> </para> <para> - All the actions except <literal>RENAME</literal>, - <literal>SET TABLESPACE</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>, + All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, except + <literal>RENAME</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>, <literal>ATTACH PARTITION</literal>, and <literal>DETACH PARTITION</literal> can be combined into - a list of multiple alterations to apply in parallel. For example, it + a list of multiple alterations to be applied together. For example, it is possible to add several columns and/or alter the type of several columns in a single command. This is particularly useful with large tables, since only one pass over the table need be made. |