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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml index b9c3eb4a732..2850b4763f2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml @@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable <para> <command>COPY</command> with a file name instructs the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server to directly read from - or write to a file. The file must be accessible to the server and - the name must be specified from the viewpoint of the server. When - <literal>PROGRAM</literal> is specified, the server executes the - given command, and reads from its standard input, or writes to its - standard output. The command must be specified from the viewpoint of the - server, and be executable by the <literal>postgres</> user. When + or write to a file. The file must be accessible by the + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user (the user ID the server + runs as) and the name must be specified from the viewpoint of the + server. When <literal>PROGRAM</literal> is specified, the server + executes the given command and reads from the standard output of the + program, or writes to the standard input of the program. The command + must be specified from the viewpoint of the server, and be executable + by the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user. When <literal>STDIN</literal> or <literal>STDOUT</literal> is specified, data is transmitted via the connection between the client and the server. |