diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 5102a2ad88..0e4642e912 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -451,13 +451,13 @@ CREATE TABLE distributors (
[ CONSTRAINT name ] { [
NULL | NOT NULL ] | UNIQUE | PRIMARY KEY | CHECK constraint | REFERENCES
- referenced table
- (referenced column)
- [ MATCH match type ]
+ reftable
+ (refcolumn)
+ [ MATCH matchtype ]
[ ON DELETE action ]
[ ON UPDATE action ]
[ [ NOT ] DEFERRABLE ]
- [ INITIALLY check time ] }
+ [ INITIALLY checktime ] }
[, ...]
@@ -938,12 +938,12 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
[ CONSTRAINT name ] REFERENCES
-referenced table [ ( referenced column ) ]
+reftable [ ( refcolumn ) ]
[ MATCH matchtype ]
[ ON DELETE action ]
[ ON UPDATE action ]
[ [ NOT ] DEFERRABLE ]
-[ INITIALLY check time ]
+[ INITIALLY checktime ]
The REFERENCES constraint specifies a rule that a column
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
Inputs
+
@@ -964,21 +965,23 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
+
- referenced table
+ reftable
The table that contains the data to check against.
+
- referenced column
+ refcolumn
- The column in the referenced table
+ The column in reftable
to check the data against. If this is not specified, the PRIMARY KEY of the
- referenced table is used.
+ reftable is used.
@@ -1096,6 +1099,7 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
+
[ NOT ] DEFERRABLE
@@ -1105,25 +1109,32 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
+
- INITIALLY check time
+ INITIALLY checktime
- check time has two possible values
+ checktime has two possible values
which specify the default time to check the constraint.
+
DEFERRED
-
- Check this constraint at the end of the transaction.
-
+
+
+ Check this constraint at the end of the transaction.
+
+
+
IMMEDIATE
-
- Check this constraint after each statement.
-
-
+
+
+ Check this constraint after each statement.
+
+
+
@@ -1150,7 +1161,7 @@ ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into a unique index.
ERROR: name referential integrity violation - key referenced from
-table not found in referenced table
+table not found in reftable
@@ -1193,13 +1204,14 @@ ERROR: name referential integrity
Currently Postgres only supports
- MATCH FULL and an unspecified MATCH type.
+ MATCH FULL and an unspecified match type.
In addition, the referenced columns are supposed to be
the columns of a UNIQUE constraint in the referenced table,
however Postgres does not
enforce this.
+
@@ -1211,13 +1223,13 @@ ERROR: name referential integrity
[ CONSTRAINT name ] { PRIMARY KEY | UNIQUE } ( column [, ...] )
[ CONSTRAINT name ] CHECK ( constraint )
[ CONSTRAINT name ] FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] )
- REFERENCES referenced table
- (referenced column [, ...] )
- [ MATCH ]
+ REFERENCES reftable
+ (refcolumn [, ...] )
+ [ MATCH matchtype ]
[ ON DELETE action ]
[ ON UPDATE action ]
[ [ NOT ] DEFERRABLE ]
- [ INITIALLY check time ]
+ [ INITIALLY checktime ]
@@ -1464,7 +1476,7 @@ CREATE TABLE distributors (
-
+
2000-02-04
@@ -1474,12 +1486,12 @@ CREATE TABLE distributors (
[ CONSTRAINT name ]
FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFERENCES
-referenced table [ ( referenced column [, ...] ) ]
+reftable [ ( refcolumn [, ...] ) ]
[ MATCH matchtype ]
[ ON DELETE action ]
[ ON UPDATE action ]
[ [ NOT ] DEFERRABLE ]
-[ INITIALLY check time ]
+[ INITIALLY checktime ]
The REFERENCES constraint specifies a rule that a column
@@ -1488,7 +1500,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
a FOREIGN KEY table constraint.
-
+
Inputs
@@ -1509,7 +1521,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
- referenced table
+ reftable
The table that contains the data to check against.
@@ -1520,9 +1532,9 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
referenced column [, ...]
- One or more column in the referenced table
+ One or more column in the reftable
to check the data against. If this is not specified, the PRIMARY KEY of the
- referenced table is used.
+ reftable is used.
@@ -1650,23 +1662,27 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
- INITIALLY check time
+ INITIALLY checktime
- check time has two possible values
+ checktime has two possible values
which specify the default time to check the constraint.
DEFERRED
-
- Check this constraint at the end of the transaction.
-
+
+
+ Check this constraint at the end of the transaction.
+
+
IMMEDIATE
-
- Check this constraint after each statement.
-
+
+
+ Check this constraint after each statement.
+
+
@@ -1675,7 +1691,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
-
+
2000-02-04
@@ -1692,7 +1708,7 @@ FOREIGN KEY ( column [, ...] ) REFE
ERROR: name referential integrity violation - key referenced from
-table not found in referenced table
+table not found in reftable