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Brought psql help up to date with syntax and manual.

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Bruce Momjian 1996-10-03 15:46:31 +00:00
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
*
* Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* $Id: psqlHelp.h,v 1.4 1996/10/03 04:20:41 momjian Exp $
* $Id: psqlHelp.h,v 1.5 1996/10/03 15:46:31 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"abort [transaction];"},
{ "alter table",
"add/rename attributes, rename tables",
"alter table <relname> [*] add column <attr> <type>;\n\talter table <relname> [*] rename [column] <attr1> to <attr2>;\n\talter table <relname1> rename to <relname2>"},
"alter table <class_name> [*] add column <attr> <type>;\n\talter table <class_name> [*] rename [column] <attr1> to <attr2>;\n\talter table <class_name1> rename to <class_name2>"},
{ "begin",
"begin a new transaction",
"begin [transaction|work];"},
@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"create a clustered index (from an existing index)",
"cluster <index_name> on <relation_name>"},
{ "close",
"close an existing cursor (portal)",
"close <portalname>;"},
"close an existing cursor (cursor)",
"close <cursorname>;"},
{ "commit",
"commit a transaction",
"commit [work]"},
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"commit [work]"},
{ "copy",
"copy data to and from a table",
"copy [binary] <relname> [with oids]\n\t{to|from} {<filename>|stdin|stdout} [using delimiters <delim>];"},
"copy [binary] <class_name> [with oids]\n\t{to|from} {<filename>|stdin|stdout} [using delimiters <delim>];"},
{ "create",
"Please more be specific:",
"\tcreate aggregate\n\tcreate database\n\tcreate function\n\tcreate index\n\tcreate operator\n\tcreate rule\n\tcreate table\n\tcreate type\n\tcreate view"},
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"create function <function_name> ([<type1>,...<typeN>]) returns <return_type>\n\tas '<object_filename>'|'<sql-queries>'\n\tlanguage 'c'|'sql'|'internal';"},
{ "create index",
"construct an index",
"create index <indexname> on <relname> [using <access_method>] (<attr1>|<funcname>(<attr1>,...) [<type_class1>]);"},
"create index <indexname> on <class_name> [using <access_method>] (<attr1>|<funcname>(<attr1>,...) [<type_class1>]);"},
{ "create operator",
"create a user-defined operator",
"create operator <operator_name> (\n\t[leftarg = <type1>][,rightarg = <type2>]\n\t,procedure = <func_name>,\n\t[,commutator = <com_op>][,negator = <neg_op>]\n\t[,restrict = <res_proc>][,hashes]\n\t[,join = <join_proc>][,sort = <sort_op1>...<sort_opN>]);"},
@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"create rule <rule_name> as on\n\t[select|update|delete|insert]\n\tto <object> [where <qual>]\n\tdo [instead] [<action>|nothing| [<actions>]];"},
{ "create table",
"create a new table",
"create table <relname> ( <attr1> <type1>,... <attrN> <typeN>)\n\t[inherits (<relname1>,...<relnameN>\n\tarchive=<archive_mode>\n\tstore=<smgr_name>\n\tarch_store=<smgr_name>];"},
"create table <class_name> ( <attr1> <type1>,... <attrN> <typeN>)\n\t[inherits (<class_name1>,...<class_nameN>\n\tarchive=<archive_mode>\n\tstore=<smgr_name>\n\tarch_store=<smgr_name>];"},
{ "create type",
"create a new user-defined base data type",
"create type <typename> (\n\tinternallength = (<number> | variable),\n\t[externallength = (<number>|variable),]\n\tinput=<input_function>, output = <output_function>\n\t[,element = <typename>][,delimiter=<character>][,default=\'<string>\']\n\t[,send = <send_function>][,receive = <receive_function>][,passedbyvalue]);"},
@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"create a view",
"create view <view_name> as select <expr1>[as <attr1>][,... <exprN>[as <attrN>]] [from <from_list>] [where <qual>];"},
{ "declare",
"set up a cursor (portal)",
"declare <portalname> [binary] cursor for\n\tselect [distinct]\n\t<expr1> [as <attr1>],...<exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[from <from_list>] [where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1> [using <op1>],... <attrN> [using <opN>]];"},
"set up a cursor",
"declare <cursorname> [binary] cursor for\n\tselect [distinct]\n\t<expr1> [as <attr1>],...<exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[from <from_list>] [where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1> [using <op1>],... <attrN> [using <opN>]];"},
{ "delete",
"delete tuples",
"delete from <relname> [where <qual>];"},
"delete from <class_name> [where <qual>];"},
{ "drop",
"Please more be specific:",
"\tdrop aggregate\n\tdrop database\n\tdrop function\n\tdrop index\n\tdrop operator\n\tdrop rule\n\tdrop table\n\tdrop type\n\tdrop view"},
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"drop rule <rulename>;"},
{ "drop table",
"remove a table",
"drop table <relname>[,...<relnameN];"},
"drop table <class_name>[,...<class_nameN];"},
{ "drop type",
"remove a user-defined base type",
"drop type <typename>;"},
@ -129,38 +129,38 @@ static struct _helpStruct QL_HELP[] = {
"extend a partial index",
"extend index <indexname> [where <qual>];"},
{ "fetch",
"retrieve tuples from a cursor (portal)",
"fetch [forward|backward] [<number>|all] [in <portalname>];"},
"retrieve tuples from a cursor",
"fetch [forward|backward] [<number>|all] [in <cursorname>];"},
{ "grant",
"grant access control to a user or group",
"grant <privilege[,privilege,...]> on <rel1>[,...<reln>] to \n[public | group <group> | <username>]\n\t privilege is {ALL | SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE}"},
{ "insert",
"insert tuples",
"insert into <relname> [(<attr1>...<attrN>)]\n\t[values (<expr1>...<exprN>); |\n\tselect <expr1>,...<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
"insert into <class_name> [(<attr1>...<attrN>)]\n\t[values (<expr1>...<exprN>); |\n\tselect <expr1>,...<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
{ "listen",
"listen for notification on a relation",
"listen <relname>"},
"listen <class_name>"},
{ "load",
"dynamically load a module",
"load <filename>;"},
{ "notify",
"signal all frontends and backends listening on a relation",
"notify <relname>"},
"notify <class_name>"},
{ "purge",
"purge historical data",
"purge <relname> [before <abstime>] [after <reltime>];"},
"purge <class_name> [before <abstime>] [after <reltime>];"},
{ "revoke",
"revoke access control from a user or group",
"revoke <privilege[,privilege,...]> on <rel1>[,...<reln>] from \n[public | group <group> | <username>]\n\t privilege is {ALL | SELECT | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | RULE}"},
{ "rollback",
"abort a transaction",
"rollback [work]"},
"rollback [transaction|work]"},
{ "select",
"retrieve tuples",
"select [distinct on <attr>] <expr1> [as <attr1>], ... <exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[into table <relname>] [from <from_list>]\n\t[where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1>\n\t\t[using <op1>],..<attrN> [[using <opN>] | ASC | DESC]];" },
"select [distinct on <attr>] <expr1> [as <attr1>], ... <exprN> [as <attrN>]\n\t[into table <class_name>] [from <from_list>]\n\t[where <qual>]\n\t[order by <attr1>\n\t\t[using <op1>],..<attrN> [[using <opN>] | ASC | DESC]];" },
{ "update",
"update tuples",
"update <relname> set <attr1>=<expr1>,...<attrN>=<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
"update <class_name> set <attr1>=<expr1>,...<attrN>=<exprN> [from <from_clause>] [where <qual>];"},
{ "vacuum",
"vacuum the database, i.e. cleans out deleted records, updates statistics",
"vacuum [table];"},