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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml index 0fe40c775f8..8e81fed4a38 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.64 2007/09/07 00:58:56 tgl Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.65 2007/09/20 17:56:30 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -329,7 +329,10 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</re </para> <para> - If a problem arises during the second scan of the table, such as a + In a concurrent index build, the index is actually entered into the + system catalogs in one transaction, then the two table scans occur in a + second and third transaction. + If a problem arises while scanning the table, such as a uniqueness violation in a unique index, the <command>CREATE INDEX</> command will fail but leave behind an <quote>invalid</> index. This index will be ignored for querying purposes because it might be incomplete; |