> On May 9, 2024, at 8:49 AM, David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> Why? RECREATE TABLE says exactly what it does: recreates the table, and doesn't pretend to do something it doesn't do (vacuum the table).
The current method is just one alternative to implement the goal: removing all dead tuples. Exposing the implementation detail in the command name is not really any kind of improvement, IMO.