Re: slow full table update - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: slow full table update
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Msg-id dcc563d10811121255h7d788032v4a8aa24c9db523b8@mail.gmail.com
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In response to slow full table update  (<firerox@centrum.cz>)
Responses Re: slow full table update  (<firerox@centrum.cz>)
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM,  <firerox@centrum.cz> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have table with cca 60.000 rows and
> when I run query as:
>  Update table SET column=0;
> after 10 minutes i must stop query, but it still running :(

What does

vacuum verbose table;

say?  I'm wondering if it's gotten overly bloated.

How long does

select count(*) from table;

take to run (use \timing to time it)

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