I was reading the partitioning docs when I spotted this. I think it means to highlight the advantages of DROP TABLE
overDELETE rather than ALTER TABLE.
Best,
David
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 4c9fc5d..0cdb800 100644
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
*************** VALUES ('New York', NULL, NULL, 'NY');
*** 2332,2338 **** <para> Bulk loads and deletes can be accomplished by adding or removing partitions,
ifthat requirement is planned into the partitioning design.
! <command>ALTER TABLE</> is far faster than a bulk operation. It also entirely avoids the
<command>VACUUM</command> overhead caused by a bulk <command>DELETE</>. </para>
--- 2332,2338 ---- <para> Bulk loads and deletes can be accomplished by adding or removing partitions,
ifthat requirement is planned into the partitioning design.
! <command>DROP TABLE</> is far faster than a bulk operation. It also entirely avoids the
<command>VACUUM</command> overhead caused by a bulk <command>DELETE</>. </para>
