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-.pgaw:Help.f.t insert end "EXPLAIN" {bold} " This command outputs details about the supplied query. The default output is the computed query cost. The cost value is only meaningful to the optimizer in comparing various query plans. \
-VERBOSE displays the full query plan and cost to your screen, and pretty-prints the plan to the postmaster log file.
-
-" {} "Synopsis" {bold} "
-" {} "
-EXPLAIN \[ VERBOSE \] query
-
-" {code} "Usage" {bold} "
-
-To show a query plan for a simple query:
-" {} "
-postgres=> explain select * from foo;
-NOTICE: QUERY PLAN:
-
-Seq Scan on foo (cost=0.00 rows=0 width=4)
-
-EXPLAIN
-
-" {code} "Notes" {bold} "
-
-There is only sparse documentation on the optimizer's use of cost information in Postgres. General information on cost estimation for query optimization can be found in database textbooks.
-Refer to the Programmer's Guide in the chapters on indexes and the genetic query optimizer for more \
-information."