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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml index fea6a268abb..c0a58bd7ff7 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.18 2003/08/31 17:32:22 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.19 2003/09/12 00:12:47 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ WHERE <para> You must have the <literal>DELETE</literal> privilege on the table to delete from it, as well as the <literal>SELECT</literal> - privilege to any table whose values are read in the <replaceable + privilege for any table whose values are read in the <replaceable class="parameter">condition</replaceable>. </para> </refsect1> @@ -84,22 +84,20 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ WHERE </refsect1> <refsect1> - <title>Diagnostics</title> + <title>Outputs</title> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><computeroutput>DELETE <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable></computeroutput></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Message returned if rows are successfully deleted. The - <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> is the number - of rows deleted. If <replaceable - class="parameter">count</replaceable> is 0, no rows were - deleted. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + <para> + On successful completion, a <command>DELETE</> command returns a command + tag of the form +<screen> +DELETE <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> +</screen> + The <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> is the number + of rows deleted. If <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> is + 0, no rows matched the <replaceable + class="parameter">condition</replaceable> (this is not considered + an error). + </para> </refsect1> <refsect1> |