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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml')
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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml index 01649be762a..27ce6df645d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml @@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable>table</replaceable> [ (<replaceable>column</replaceabl <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term> - <replaceable>table</replaceable> - </term> + <term><replaceable>table</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> The name of a new table to be created. @@ -44,25 +42,21 @@ CREATE TABLE <replaceable>table</replaceable> [ (<replaceable>column</replaceabl </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> - <replaceable>column</replaceable> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - The name of a column. Multiple column names can be specified using -a comma-delimited list of column names. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term> - <replaceable>select_clause</replaceable> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> -A valid query statement. Refer to SELECT for a description of the -allowed syntax. + <term><replaceable>column</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The name of a column. Multiple column names can be specified using + a comma-delimited list of column names. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>select_clause</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + A valid query statement. Refer to SELECT for a description of the + allowed syntax. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -78,7 +72,8 @@ allowed syntax. Outputs </title> <para> - Refer to CREATE TABLE and SELECT for a summary of possible output + Refer to <command>CREATE TABLE</command> + and <command>SELECT</command> for a summary of possible output messages. </para> </refsect2> @@ -91,10 +86,10 @@ allowed syntax. <title> Description </title> - <para> -CREATE TABLE AS enables a table to be created from the contents of -an existing table. It has functionality equivalent to SELECT TABLE INTO, -but with perhaps a more obvious syntax. + <para> + <command>CREATE TABLE AS</command> enables a table to be created from the contents of + an existing table. It has functionality equivalent to <command>SELECT TABLE INTO</command>, + but with perhaps a more direct syntax. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> |