> 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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