From 2a3cfb32c7f3fd626617d075ba4f0f3e2818b4e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Laurenz Albe Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:34:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH v1] Reword doc for asterisk after table names The syntax "tablename *" has been obsolete since 7.1, but we want to retain it and its documentation for backward compatibility reasons. However, the wording was confusing and could be understood to mean that "tablename *" is the same as "ONLY tablename". Reported-by: Jochen Bandhauer Author: Laurenz Albe Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/178125831604.1285960.8250607197280951685%40wrigleys.postgresql.org --- doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml index ec4ca01cd16..3096b986a09 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml @@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ FROM table_reference , table_r - Instead of writing ONLY before the table name, you can write - * after the table name to explicitly specify that descendant - tables are included. There is no real reason to use this syntax any more, - because searching descendant tables is now always the default behavior. + You can write * after the table name to explicitly + specify that descendant tables are included, which is the opposite of + ONLY. There is no real reason to use this syntax + any more, because searching descendant tables is the default behavior. However, it is supported for compatibility with older releases. -- 2.54.0