Re: TRUNCATE on foreign table - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bharath Rupireddy
Subject Re: TRUNCATE on foreign table
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Msg-id CALj2ACUryBiJvdrEnghnygPaaniyobjZxzK96h-xwah9LWpX3w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: TRUNCATE on foreign table  (Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 5:31 PM Ashutosh Bapat
<ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why would one want to truncate a foreign table instead of truncating
> actual table wherever it is?

I think when the deletion on foreign tables (which actually deletes
rows from the remote table?) is allowed, it does make sense to have a
way to truncate the remote table via foreign table. Also, it can avoid
going to each and every remote server and doing the truncation
instead.

With Regards,
Bharath Rupireddy.
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com



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