Re: UNLOGGED TEMPORARY tables? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Lonni J Friedman
Subject Re: UNLOGGED TEMPORARY tables?
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In response to Re: UNLOGGED TEMPORARY tables?  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Michael Paquier
<michael.paquier@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Lonni J Friedman <netllama@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm pretty sure that unlogged tables and temp tables are two separate
>> & distinct features, with no overlap in functionality.  It would be
>> nice if it was possible to create an unlogged temp table.
>
> Temporary tables are a subtype of unlogged tables, as temporary tables are
> not WAL-logged.
> This article from Robert Haas will give a good summary of such differences:
> http://rhaas.blogspot.jp/2010/05/global-temporary-and-unlogged-tables.html


Thanks, that's good to know.  the official dox don't really make it
clear that temp tables are unlogged.


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