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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml index 5cc6dbce11b..0f84c12bec6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml @@ -145,11 +145,9 @@ FROM <replaceable>table_reference</replaceable> <optional>, <replaceable>table_r <para> Instead of writing <literal>ONLY</> before the table name, you can write <literal>*</> after the table name to explicitly specify that descendant - tables are included. Writing <literal>*</> is not necessary since that - behavior is the default (unless you have changed the setting of the <xref - linkend="guc-sql-inheritance"> configuration option). However writing - <literal>*</> might be useful to emphasize that additional tables will be - searched. + tables are included. There is no real reason to use this syntax any more, + because searching descendent tables is now always the default behavior. + However, it is supported for compatibility with older releases. </para> <sect3 id="queries-join"> |