"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes: > Seems better to simply talk about each form independently:
> If a list of columns is specified, <command>COPY TO</command> will only > copy the data in the specified columns to the file. <command>COPY > FROM</command> will, by position (i.e., the number of columns listed must > match the number of columns in the file), match each file column to the > named column in the table. Any additional columns present in the table > will receive their default value.
+1 for separating it like that, but your middle sentence reads awkwardly to me. How about something like
<command>COPY FROM</command> will match each listed column in the table to a file column by position (so the number of columns listed must match the number of columns in the file).
