From: | Thalis Kalfigkopoulos <tkalfigo(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Quick estimate of num of rows & table size |
Date: | 2012-11-05 22:02:46 |
Message-ID: | CAEkCx9F6mu7gmxAw_8=sA4HQRUmYruRkN77wRxtd7tvhEuTL3A@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi all,
I read somewhere that the following query gives a quick estimate of the #
of rows in a table regardless of the table's size (which would matter in a
simple SELECT count(*)?):
SELECT (CASE WHEN reltuples > 0 THEN
pg_relation_size('mytable')/(8192*relpages/reltuples)
ELSE 0
END)::bigint AS estimated_row_count
FROM pg_class
WHERE oid = 'mytable'::regclass;
If relpages & reltuples are recorded accurately each time VACUUM is run,
wouldn't it be the same to just grab directly the value of reltuples like:
SELECT reltuples FROM pg_class WHERE oid='mytable'::regclass;
In the same manner, are pg_relation_size('mytable') and 8192*relpages the
same?
I run both assumptions against a freshly VACUUMed table and they seem
correct.
TIA,
Thalis K.
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