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| 3 | +Postgres documentation |
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| 5 | + |
| 6 | +<refentry id="SQL-TRUNCATE"> |
| 7 | + <refmeta> |
| 8 | + <refentrytitle id="SQL-TRUNCATE-TITLE"> |
| 9 | + TRUNCATE |
| 10 | + </refentrytitle> |
| 11 | + <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> |
| 12 | + </refmeta> |
| 13 | + <refnamediv> |
| 14 | + <refname> |
| 15 | + TRUNCATE |
| 16 | + </refname> |
| 17 | + <refpurpose> |
| 18 | + Close a cursor |
| 19 | + </refpurpose> |
| 20 | + </refnamediv> |
| 21 | + <refsynopsisdiv> |
| 22 | + <refsynopsisdivinfo> |
| 23 | + <date>1999-07-20</date> |
| 24 | + </refsynopsisdivinfo> |
| 25 | + <synopsis> |
| 26 | +TRUNCATE TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> |
| 27 | + </synopsis> |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-TRUNCATE-1"> |
| 30 | + <refsect2info> |
| 31 | + <date>1998-09-08</date> |
| 32 | + </refsect2info> |
| 33 | + <title> |
| 34 | + Inputs |
| 35 | + </title> |
| 36 | + <para> |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | + <variablelist> |
| 39 | + <varlistentry> |
| 40 | + <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term> |
| 41 | + <listitem> |
| 42 | + <para> |
| 43 | +The table name to truncate. |
| 44 | + </para> |
| 45 | + </listitem> |
| 46 | + </varlistentry> |
| 47 | + </variablelist> |
| 48 | + </para> |
| 49 | + </refsect2> |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-TRUNCATE-2"> |
| 52 | + <refsect2info> |
| 53 | + <date>1998-09-08</date> |
| 54 | + </refsect2info> |
| 55 | + <title> |
| 56 | + Outputs |
| 57 | + </title> |
| 58 | + <para> |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | + <variablelist> |
| 61 | + <varlistentry> |
| 62 | + <term><computeroutput> |
| 63 | +TRUNCATE |
| 64 | + </computeroutput></term> |
| 65 | + <listitem> |
| 66 | + <para> |
| 67 | +Message returned if the table is successfully truncated. |
| 68 | + </para> |
| 69 | + </listitem> |
| 70 | + </varlistentry> |
| 71 | + </variablelist> |
| 72 | + </para> |
| 73 | + </refsect2> |
| 74 | + </refsynopsisdiv> |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-TRUNCATE-1"> |
| 77 | + <refsect1info> |
| 78 | + <date>1998-09-08</date> |
| 79 | + </refsect1info> |
| 80 | + <title> |
| 81 | + Description |
| 82 | + </title> |
| 83 | + <para> |
| 84 | + <command>TRUNCATE</command> quickly removes all rows from a table. |
| 85 | + </para> |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | + <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-TRUNCATE-2"> |
| 88 | + <title> |
| 89 | + Usage |
| 90 | + </title> |
| 91 | + <para> |
| 92 | + Truncate the table bigtable. |
| 93 | + </para> |
| 94 | + <programlisting> |
| 95 | +TRUNCATE TABLE bigtable; |
| 96 | + </programlisting> |
| 97 | + </refsect1> |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-TRUNCATE-3"> |
| 100 | + <title> |
| 101 | + Compatibility |
| 102 | + </title> |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | + <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-TRUNCATE-4"> |
| 105 | + <refsect2info> |
| 106 | + <date>1998-09-08</date> |
| 107 | + </refsect2info> |
| 108 | + <title> |
| 109 | + SQL92 |
| 110 | + </title> |
| 111 | + <para> |
| 112 | + There is no <command>TRUNCATE</command> in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>. |
| 113 | + </para> |
| 114 | + </refsect2> |
| 115 | + </refsect1> |
| 116 | +</refentry> |
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