Re: Why postgresql 8.3.5 created temporary files of size less then work_mem on disk ? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Michael Monnerie
Subject Re: Why postgresql 8.3.5 created temporary files of size less then work_mem on disk ?
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In response to Why postgresql 8.3.5 created temporary files of size less then work_mem on disk ?  ("Yves D'Astous" <yves.dastous@intertrade.com>)
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On Mittwoch 06 Mai 2009 Yves D'Astous wrote:
> So in what case temporary file of size less then work_mem are created
> on disk ?

I'd say when you have a complex query needing 5x 100MB for sorts, which
might be the case. But I'm no expert.

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