Re: large classes (tables)

From: Larry Rosenman <ler(at)lerctr(dot)org>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: large classes (tables)
Date: 2000-11-09 12:21:50
Message-ID: 20001109062150.A20362@lerami.lerctr.org
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* Charlie Crissman <CCrissman(at)nbibx(dot)com> [001109 06:16]:
> Since we are limited to a 2G file size on unix, is that the practical limit
> to the size of a class (table) in PostgreSQL? Is it possible for a class
> (table) to use more than one file?
>
> 2G is not a very big table in reality.
No, PostgreSQL will split the tables up and use multiple filesystem
files.

>
> Charlie
>
>
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