Re: GROUP BY ALL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: GROUP BY ALL
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Msg-id 835590.1671424214@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to GROUP BY ALL  (Andrey Borodin <amborodin86@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: GROUP BY ALL  (Andrey Borodin <amborodin86@gmail.com>)
Re: GROUP BY ALL  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
Re: GROUP BY ALL  (Isaac Morland <isaac.morland@gmail.com>)
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Andrey Borodin <amborodin86@gmail.com> writes:
> I saw a thread in a social network[0] about GROUP BY ALL. The idea seems useful.

Isn't that just a nonstandard spelling of SELECT DISTINCT?

What would happen if there are aggregate functions in the tlist?
I'm not especially on board with "ALL" meaning "ALL (oh, but not
aggregates)".

            regards, tom lane



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