@@ -4416,9 +4416,9 @@ SCRAM-SHA-256$<replaceable><iteration count></replaceable>:<replaceable>&l
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<para>
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The catalog <structname>pg_inherits</structname> records information about
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- table inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
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- parent-child table relationship in the database. (Indirect inheritance can be determined
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- by following chains of entries.)
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+ table and index inheritance hierarchies. There is one entry for each direct
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+ parent-child table or index relationship in the database. (Indirect
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+ inheritance can be determined by following chains of entries.)
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</para>
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<table>
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(references <link linkend="catalog-pg-class"><structname>pg_class</structname></link>.<structfield>oid</structfield>)
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</para>
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<para>
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- The OID of the child table
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+ The OID of the child table or index
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</para></entry>
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</row>
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@@ -4452,7 +4452,7 @@ SCRAM-SHA-256$<replaceable><iteration count></replaceable>:<replaceable>&l
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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 parent table
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+ The OID of the parent table or index
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</para></entry>
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</row>
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@@ -4464,6 +4464,10 @@ SCRAM-SHA-256$<replaceable><iteration count></replaceable>:<replaceable>&l
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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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+ <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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</row>
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</tbody>
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