diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 81ae9fbd57..3f53e13bb5 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Tue Feb 1 16:10:47 EST 2005
+ Last updated: Wed Feb 2 08:40:42 EST 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@
3.3) How do I tune the database engine for better performance?
3.4) What debugging features are available?
3.5) Why do I get "Sorry, too many clients" when trying to connect?
- 3.6) What is in the pgsql_tmp directory?
- 3.7) Why do I need to do a dump and restore to upgrade PostgreSQL
+ 3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore to upgrade PostgreSQL
releases?
- 3.8) What computer hardware should I use?
+ 3.7) What computer hardware should I use?
Operational Questions
@@ -430,18 +429,7 @@
processes it can start by changing the max_connections value in
postgresql.conf and restarting the postmaster.
- 3.6) What is in the pgsql_tmp directory?
-
- This directory contains temporary files generated by the query
- executor. For example, if a sort needs to be done to satisfy an ORDER
- BY and the sort requires more space than the backend's -S parameter
- allows, then temporary files are created here to hold the extra data.
-
- The temporary files are usually deleted automatically, but might
- remain if a backend crashes during a sort. A stop and restart of the
- postmaster will remove files from those directories.
-
- 3.7) Why do I need to do a dump and restore to upgrade between major
+ 3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore to upgrade between major
PostgreSQL releases?
The PostgreSQL team makes only small changes between minor releases,
@@ -452,7 +440,7 @@
files. A dump outputs data in a generic format that can then be loaded
in using the new internal format.
- 3.8) What computer hardware should I use?
+ 3.7) What computer hardware should I use?
Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that
all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and
@@ -651,12 +639,12 @@
4.10) What is the difference between the various character types?
- Type Internal Name Notes
- VARCHAR(n) varchar size specifies maximum length, no padding
- CHAR(n) bpchar blank padded to the specified fixed length
- TEXT text no specific upper limit on length
- BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
- "char" char one character
+ Type Internal Name Notes
+ VARCHAR(n) varchar size specifies maximum length, no padding
+ CHAR(n) bpchar blank padded to the specified fixed length
+ TEXT text no specific upper limit on length
+ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
+ "char" char one character
You will see the internal name when examining system catalogs and in
some error messages.
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 860ab838cd..14ec635d85 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Tue Feb 1 16:10:47 EST 2005
+ Last updated: Wed Feb 2 08:40:42 EST 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@
3.4) What debugging features are available?
3.5) Why do I get "Sorry, too many
clients" when trying to connect?
- 3.6) What is in the pgsql_tmp
- directory?
- 3.7) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
+ 3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
to upgrade PostgreSQL releases?
- 3.8) What computer hardware should I use?
+ 3.7) What computer hardware should I use?
Operational Questions
@@ -573,19 +571,7 @@
max_connections value in postgresql.conf and
restarting the postmaster.
- 3.6) What is in the pgsql_tmp directory?
-
- This directory contains temporary files generated by the query
- executor. For example, if a sort needs to be done to satisfy an
- ORDER BY and the sort requires more space than the
- backend's -S parameter allows, then temporary files are created
- here to hold the extra data.
-
- The temporary files are usually deleted automatically, but might
- remain if a backend crashes during a sort. A stop and restart of the
- postmaster will remove files from those directories.
-
- 3.7) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
+ 3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
to upgrade between major PostgreSQL releases?
The PostgreSQL team makes only small changes between minor releases,
@@ -596,7 +582,7 @@
data in a generic format that can then be loaded in using the new internal
format.
- 3.8) What computer hardware should I use?
+ 3.7) What computer hardware should I use?
Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that
all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and
@@ -672,7 +658,7 @@
table, and a database?
These are the limits:
-
+
| Maximum size for a database? | unlimited (32 TB databases
exist) |
@@ -685,8 +671,7 @@ on column types
| Maximum number of indexes on a
table? | unlimited |
-
-
+
Of course, these are not actually unlimited, but limited to
available disk space and memory/swap space. Performance may suffer
@@ -837,7 +822,7 @@ table?
unlimited |
4.10) What is the difference between the
various character types?
-
+
| Type | Internal Name | Notes |
|---|
| VARCHAR(n) | varchar | size specifies maximum
@@ -850,7 +835,8 @@ length |
(null-byte safe)
| "char" | char | one character |
-
+
+
You will see the internal name when examining system catalogs
and in some error messages.