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@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ ALTER TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> |
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690 | 690 | <para> |
691 | 691 | Adding a column with a non-null default or changing the type of an |
692 | | - existing column will require the entire table to be rewritten. This |
693 | | - might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will |
| 692 | + existing column will require the entire tableand indexesto be rewritten. |
| 693 | +Thismight take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will |
694 | 694 | temporarily require double the disk space. Adding or removing a system |
695 | 695 | <literal>oid</> column likewise requires rewriting the entire table. |
696 | 696 | </para> |
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