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3 | 3 | PostgreSQL documentation
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@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ REINDEX { INDEX | TABLE | DATABASE | SYSTEM } <replaceable class="PARAMETER">nam
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231 | 231 | subsequent <command>CREATE INDEX</> locks out writes but not reads; since
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232 | 232 | the index is not there, no read will attempt to use it, meaning that there
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233 | 233 | will be no blocking but reads might be forced into expensive sequential
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| - <command>REINDEX</> does not. |
| 234 | + scans. |
237 | 235 | </para>
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239 | 237 | <para>
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