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*************** COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">ta
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    </para>
  
    <para>
!    If a list of columns is specified, <command>COPY</command> will
!    only copy the data in the specified columns to or from the file.
!    If there are any columns in the table that are not in the column list,
!    <command>COPY FROM</command> will insert the default values for
!    those columns.
    </para>
  
    <para>
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    </para>
  
    <para>
!    If a column list is specified, <command>COPY TO</command> copies only
!    the data in the specified columns to the file.  For <command>COPY
!    FROM</command>, each field in the file is inserted, in order, into the
!    specified column.  Table columns not specified in the <command>COPY
!    FROM</command> column list will receive their default values.
    </para>
  
    <para>