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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml index 9fea2702bac..99459e1c3b3 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml @@ -702,10 +702,10 @@ ALTER TABLE ALL IN TABLESPACE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> </para> <para> - All the actions except <literal>RENAME</literal>, - <literal>SET TABLESPACE</literal> and <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal> - can be combined into - a list of multiple alterations to apply in parallel. For example, it + All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, except + <literal>RENAME</literal>, and <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal> + can be combined into a list of multiple alterations to 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. |