"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thursday, July 25, 2024, PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
> wrote:
>> The grammar
>> [ RETURNING * | output_expression [ [ AS ] output_name ] [, ...] ]
>> seems wrong to me.
> Yes, the word returning makes it the returning clause. This should be
> written:
> [ Returning { * | output_expression [ [ AS ] output_name ] } [, …] ]
Agreed.
> Related, select says:
> [ * | expression [ [ AS ] output_name ] [, …] ]
I imagine the RETURNING synopsis was copied from that one :-(
Yes, let's change that too.
regards, tom lane