Re: Issue with delete

From: "Radoulov, Dimitre" <cichomitiko(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Issue with delete
Date: 2021-06-24 14:03:22
Message-ID: 34da09ed-97a9-557d-6d92-54c22fc5bc82@gmail.com
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> Am 24.06.21 um 11:08 schrieb Rohit Rajput:
> Good day everyone,
>
> I have few tables where i need to delete above 50 million rows each.
> Since i dont want to delete them all in one shot and block my table
> for extended time, i am trying to use limit with delete but its giving
> me error every time. May i please get some assistance here? Thanks
>
> Here is what i am running:
>
> delete from mytable where id in (select id from mytable where
> condition=true limit 1000);
>

Wouldn't "delete from mytable where condition=true limit 1000" be
sufficient?

Regards
Dimitre

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