Re: Revitalising VACUUM FULL for 8.3

> This means that
> 
> VACUUM FULL mytable; 
> 
> would translate to:
> 
> VACUUM mytable;  -- make free space
> COMPACT mytable; -- move tuples in a bunch of small transactions
>                  -- might have a GUC for max trx length
> VACUUM mytable;  -- free the tuples at the end and give space back to fs


VACUUM my table [n] tuples; -- free tuples at the end but only up to [n]
tuples.


Joshua D. Drake


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