references versus foreign keys - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Tom Allison
Subject references versus foreign keys
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Msg-id 4401F2DB.4060602@tacocat.net
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Responses Re: references versus foreign keys
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Maybe this is too much of a noob question but bear with me.

I'm assuming that I have a choice between
CREATE TABLE (..) REFERENCES other
and
CREATE TABLE (..) FOREIGN KEY () REFERENCES other
What is the differences between the two and why/when would I choose one over the
other?

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