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PostgreSQL 8.3.23 Documentation
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Copyright
© 1996-2013 The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Table of Contents
Preface
What is
PostgreSQL
?
A Brief History of
PostgreSQL
Conventions
Further Information
Bug Reporting Guidelines
I.
Tutorial
1.
Getting Started
2.
The
SQL
Language
3.
Advanced Features
II.
The SQL Language
4.
SQL Syntax
5.
Data Definition
6.
Data Manipulation
7.
Queries
8.
Data Types
9.
Functions and Operators
10.
Type Conversion
11.
Indexes
12.
Full Text Search
13.
Concurrency Control
14.
Performance Tips
III.
Server Administration
15.
Installation Instructions
16.
Installation on
Windows
17.
Operating System Environment
18.
Server Configuration
19.
Database Roles and Privileges
20.
Managing Databases
21.
Client Authentication
22.
Localization
23.
Routine Database Maintenance Tasks
24.
Backup and Restore
25.
High Availability, Load Balancing, and Replication
26.
Monitoring Database Activity
27.
Monitoring Disk Usage
28.
Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log
29.
Regression Tests
IV.
Client Interfaces
30.
libpq
- C Library
31.
Large Objects
32.
ECPG
- Embedded
SQL
in C
33.
The Information Schema
V.
Server Programming
34.
Extending
SQL
35.
Triggers
36.
The Rule System
37.
Procedural Languages
38.
PL/pgSQL
-
SQL
Procedural Language
39.
PL/Tcl - Tcl Procedural Language
40.
PL/Perl - Perl Procedural Language
41.
PL/Python - Python Procedural Language
42.
Server Programming Interface
VI.
Reference
I.
SQL Commands
II.
PostgreSQL Client Applications
III.
PostgreSQL Server Applications
VII.
Internals
43.
Overview of PostgreSQL Internals
44.
System Catalogs
45.
Frontend/Backend Protocol
46.
PostgreSQL Coding Conventions
47.
Native Language Support
48.
Writing A Procedural Language Handler
49.
Genetic Query Optimizer
50.
Index Access Method Interface Definition
51.
GiST Indexes
52.
GIN Indexes
53.
Database Physical Storage
54.
BKI
Backend Interface
55.
How the Planner Uses Statistics
VIII.
Appendixes
A.
PostgreSQL
Error Codes
B.
Date/Time Support
C.
SQL
Key Words
D.
SQL Conformance
E.
Release Notes
F.
Additional Supplied Modules
G.
External Projects
H.
The Source Code Repository
I.
Documentation
J.
Acronyms
Bibliography
Index
Next
Preface