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doc: Mention index references in pg_inherits
Partitioned indexes are also registered in pg_inherits, but the description of this catalog did not reflect that. Author: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/87k0ynj35y.fsf@wibble.ilmari.org Backpatch-through: 11
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doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml

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<para>
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The catalog <structname>pg_inherits</structname> records information about
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table inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
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parent-child table relationship in the database. (Indirect inheritance can be determined
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by following chains of entries.)
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table and index inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
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parent-child table or index relationship in the database. (Indirect
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inheritance can be determined by following chains of entries.)
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<table>
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(references <link linkend="catalog-pg-class"><structname>pg_class</structname></link>.<structfield>oid</structfield>)
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</para>
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<para>
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The OID of the child table
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The OID of the child table or index
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</para></entry>
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</row>
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(references <link linkend="catalog-pg-class"><structname>pg_class</structname></link>.<structfield>oid</structfield>)
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</para>
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The OID of the parent table
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The OID of the parent table or index
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If there is more than one direct parent for a child table (multiple
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inheritance), this number tells the order in which the
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inherited columns are to be arranged. The count starts at 1.
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</para>
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Indexes can not have multiple inheritance, since they can only inherit
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when using declarative partitioning.
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</para></entry>
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