String matching - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Ivan Voras
Subject String matching
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Msg-id 421102A7.4090006@fer.hr
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Responses Re: String matching
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Is there a way to use indexes for queries like:

select field from table where field like 'abc%'

(i.e. filter for string fields that begin with something) ?

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