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<refentry id="SQL-ABORT">
 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle id="sql-abort-title">ABORT</refentrytitle>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ABORT</refname>
  <refpurpose>abort the current transaction</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ABORT [ WORK | TRANSACTION ]
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>ABORT</command> rolls back the current transaction and causes
   all the updates made by the transaction to be discarded. 
   This command is identical
   in behavior to the standard <acronym>SQL</acronym> command <command>ROLLBACK</command>,
   and is present only for historical reasons.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Diagnostics</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><computeroutput>ROLLBACK</computeroutput></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Message returned if successful.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><computeroutput>WARNING:  ROLLBACK: no transaction in progress</computeroutput></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      If there is not any transaction currently in progress.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Notes</title>

  <para>
   Use <command>COMMIT</command> to successfully
   terminate a transaction.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Examples</title>

  <para>
   To abort all changes:
<programlisting>
ABORT WORK;
</programlisting>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Compatibility</title>

  <para>
   This command is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension
   present for historical reasons. <command>ROLLBACK</command> is the
   equivalent standard SQL command.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

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