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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml index c87f35c9b40..9406f4e3af0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <refsynopsisdiv> <synopsis> +[ WITH [ RECURSIVE ] <replaceable class="parameter">with_query</replaceable> [, ...] ] DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ [ AS ] <replaceable class="parameter">alias</replaceable> ] [ USING <replaceable class="PARAMETER">using_list</replaceable> ] [ WHERE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">condition</replaceable> | WHERE CURRENT OF <replaceable class="PARAMETER">cursor_name</replaceable> ] @@ -84,6 +85,18 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ [ AS ] <variablelist> <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable class="parameter">with_query</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The <literal>WITH</literal> clause allows you to specify one or more + subqueries that can be referenced by name in the <command>DELETE</> + query. See <xref linkend="queries-with"> and <xref linkend="sql-select"> + for details. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><literal>ONLY</></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -272,7 +285,8 @@ DELETE FROM tasks WHERE CURRENT OF c_tasks; <para> This command conforms to the <acronym>SQL</acronym> standard, except that the <literal>USING</literal> and <literal>RETURNING</> clauses - are <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extensions. + are <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extensions, as is the ability + to use <literal>WITH</> with <command>DELETE</>. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> |