Update SQL-command reference pages for schema features.

doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml

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@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replacea
    <command>ALTER DATABASE</command> is used to change the session
    default of a run-time configuration variable for a
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database. Whenever a new
-   session is subsequently started, <literal>SET
+   session is subsequently started in that database, <literal>SET
    <replaceable>variable</replaceable> TO
    <replaceable>value</replaceable></literal> is effectively executed
-   before the start of the session.
+   before the start of the session.  The database-specific default
+   overrides whatever setting is present in <filename>postgresql.conf</>
+   or has been received from the postmaster.
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   Only a database owner can change the session defaults for a
-   database.  Superusers can change the session defaults of any
+   Only a superuser or the database owner can change the session defaults for a
    database.
   </para>
 
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ ALTER DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RESET <replacea
   <para>
    Using <xref linkend="sql-alteruser" endterm="sql-alteruser-title">,
    it is also possible to tie a session default to a specific user
-   rather than a database.
+   rather than a database.  User-specific settings override database-specific
+   ones if there is a conflict.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 

doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml

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@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ (<rep
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a specific table to analyze. Defaults to all tables.
+	The name (possibly schema-qualified) of a specific table to
+	analyze. Defaults to all tables in the current database.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml

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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CLUSTER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">indexname</replaceable> ON <replaceable c
      <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       The name of a table.
+       The name (possibly schema-qualified) of a table.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml

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@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ COMMENT ON
 
     <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">object_name, table_name,
-      column_name, agg_name, func_name, op, rule_name, trigger_name</replaceable></term>
+      <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">object_name,
+      table_name.column_name, agg_name, func_name, op, rule_name, trigger_name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the object to be be commented.
+	The name of the object to be be commented.  Names of tables,
+	indexes, sequences, views, types, domains, functions, aggregates,
+	and operators may be schema-qualified.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml

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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ COPY [ BINARY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> [ WITH OIDS ]
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table.
+	The name (possibly schema-qualified) of an existing table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml

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@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ CREATE AGGREGATE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ( BASETYPE =
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an aggregate function to create.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an aggregate function to
+	create.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -163,12 +164,19 @@ CREATE
    already provided, then <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command>
    can be used to provide the desired features.
   </para>
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given (for example, <literal>CREATE AGGREGATE
+   myschema.myagg ...</>) then the aggregate function is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+  </para>
   <para>
    An  aggregate  function is identified by its name and input data type.
-   Two aggregates can have the same name if they operate on different
-   input types.  The
+   Two aggregates in the same schema can have the same name if they operate on
+   different input types.  The
    name and input data type of an aggregate must also be distinct from
-   the name and input data type of every ordinary function.
+   the name and input data type(s) of every ordinary function in the same
+   schema.
   </para>
   <para>
    An  aggregate function is made from one or two ordinary

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml

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@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">relation</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	Table name of the triggering relation.
+	The name (possibly schema-qualified) of the relation in which
+	the triggering events occur.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ CREATE CONSTRAINT
    Description
   </title>
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER</command> is used from inside of 
+   <command>CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER</command> is used within
    <command>CREATE/ALTER TABLE</command> and by
    <application>pg_dump</application>  to  create  the  special  triggers  for
    referential  integrity.

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_domain.sgml

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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">constraint</replaceable> is:
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">domainname</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a domain to be created.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a domain to be created.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">constraint</replaceable> is:
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">data_type</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        The data type of the domain. This may include array specifiers.
+        The underlying data type of the domain. This may include array
+	specifiers.
         Refer to the <citetitle>User's Guide</citetitle> for further
         information about data types and arrays.
        </para>
@@ -167,12 +168,18 @@ CREATE DOMAIN
   </title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE DOMAIN</command>  allows  the user to register a new user data
-   domain with PostgreSQL for use in the current data base.   The
-   user  who  defines  a domain becomes its owner.
-   <replaceable class="parameter">domainname</replaceable> is
-   the name of the new type and must  be  unique  within  the
-   types and domains defined for this database.
+   <command>CREATE DOMAIN</command>  allows  the user to register a new
+   data domain with <productname>PostgreSQL</> for use in the
+   current data base.   The user  who  defines  a domain becomes its owner.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given (for example, <literal>CREATE DOMAIN
+   myschema.mydomain ...</>) then the domain is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+   The domain name must be unique among the types and domains existing
+   in its schema.
   </para>
 
   <para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml

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 <refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
 
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       The name of a function to create.  The name need not be unique,
-       because functions may be overloaded, but functions with the
-       same name must have different argument types.
+       The name of a function to create.  If a schema name is included,
+       then the function is created in the
+       specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the
+       one at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+       The name of the new function must not match any existing function
+       with the same argument types in the same schema.  However, functions of
+       different argument types may share a name (this is called
+       <firstterm>overloading</>).
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -332,8 +337,9 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
   </title>
   <para>
    A function that has one parameter and is named the same as its output
-   datatype is considered to be a <firstterm>type coercion function</>:
-   it can be invoked to convert a value of its input datatype into a value
+   datatype (including the schema name) is considered to be a <firstterm>type
+   coercion function</>: it can be invoked to convert a value of its input
+   datatype into a value 
    of its output datatype.  For example,
 <programlisting>
 	SELECT CAST(42 AS text);

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml

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@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX <replaceable class="parameter">index_name</replaceable>
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">index_name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the index to be created.
+	The name of the index to be created.  No schema name can be included
+	here; the index is always created in the same schema as its parent
+	table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX <replaceable class="parameter">index_name</replaceable>
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the table to be indexed.
+	The name (possibly schema-qualified) of the table to be indexed.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -270,11 +272,11 @@ ERROR: Cannot create index: 'index_name' already exists.
 
   <para>
    All functions and operators used in an index definition must be
-   <firstterm>cacheable</>, that is, their results must depend only on
+   <firstterm>immutable</>, that is, their results must depend only on
    their input arguments and never on any outside influence (such as
    the contents of another table or the current time).  This restriction
    ensures that the behavior of the index is well-defined.  To use a
-   user-defined function in an index, remember to mark the function cacheable
+   user-defined function in an index, remember to mark the function immutable
    when you create it.
   </para>
 

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml

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@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ CREATE OPERATOR <replaceable>name</replaceable> ( PROCEDURE = <replaceable class
       <listitem>
        <para>
 	The operator to be defined. See below for allowable characters.
+	The name may be schema-qualified, for example
+	<literal>CREATE OPERATOR myschema.+ (...)</>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -199,6 +201,18 @@ CREATE
    <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>.
    The user who defines an operator becomes its owner.
   </para>
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given then the operator is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   Two operators in the same schema can have the same name if they operate on
+   different data types.  This is called <firstterm>overloading</>.  The
+   system will attempt to pick the intended operator based on the actual
+   input data types when there is ambiguity.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    The operator <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
    is a sequence of up to <symbol>NAMEDATALEN</>-1 (31 by default) characters

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml

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@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ CREATE [ TEMPORARY | TEMP ] SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">seqname</rep
 	If specified, the sequence object is created only for this session,
 	and is automatically dropped on session exit.
 	Existing permanent sequences with the same name are not visible
-	(in this session) while the temporary sequence exists.
+	(in this session) while the temporary sequence exists, unless
+	they are referenced with schema-qualified names.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ CREATE [ TEMPORARY | TEMP ] SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">seqname</rep
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">seqname</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a sequence to be created.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence to be created.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -228,6 +229,16 @@ ERROR:  DefineSequence: MINVALUE (<replaceable class="parameter">min</replaceabl
    The generator will be owned by the user issuing the command.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given then the sequence is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+   TEMP sequences exist in a special schema, so a schema name may not be
+   given when creating a TEMP sequence.
+   The sequence name must be distinct from the name of any other sequence,
+   table, index, or view in the same schema.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    After a sequence is created, you use the functions
    <function>nextval</function>,

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml

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@@ -54,17 +54,27 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
    command.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given (for example, <literal>CREATE TABLE
+   myschema.mytable ...</>) then the table is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+   TEMP tables exist in a special schema, so a schema name may not be
+   given when creating a TEMP table.
+   The table name must be distinct from the name of any other table,
+   sequence, index, or view in the same schema.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    <command>CREATE TABLE</command> also automatically creates a data
    type that represents the tuple type (structure type) corresponding
    to one row of the table.  Therefore, tables cannot have the same
-   name as any existing data type.
+   name as any existing data type in the same schema.
   </para>
 
   <para>
    A table cannot have more than 1600 columns.  (In practice, the
-   effective limit is lower because of tuple-length constraints).  A
-   table cannot have the same name as a system catalog table.
+   effective limit is lower because of tuple-length constraints).
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -97,8 +107,9 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
      <para>
       If specified, the table is created as a temporary table.
       Temporary tables are automatically dropped at the end of a
-      session.  Existing persistent tables with the same name are not
-      visible to the current session while the temporary table exists.
+      session.  Existing permanent tables with the same name are not
+      visible to the current session while the temporary table exists,
+      unless they are referenced with schema-qualified names.
       Any indexes created on a temporary table are automatically
       temporary as well.
      </para>
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
     <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The name of the table to be created.
+      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be created.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml

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@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ CREATE [ [ LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replace
    creating a view, but it is really quite different: it creates a new
    table and evaluates the query just once to fill the new table
    initially.  The new table will not track subsequent changes to the
-   source tables of the query.  In contrast, a view re-evaluates the
-   underlying <command>SELECT</command> statements whenever it is
+   source tables of the query.  In contrast, a view re-evaluates its
+   defining <command>SELECT</command> statement whenever it is
    queried.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -57,15 +57,7 @@ CREATE [ [ LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replace
     <listitem>
      <para>
       If specified, the table is created as a temporary table.
-      Temporary tables are automatically dropped at the end of a
-      session.  Existing persistent tables with the same name are not
-      visible to the current session while the temporary table exists.
-      Any indexes created on a temporary table are automatically
-      temporary as well.
-     </para>
-
-     <para>
-      The <literal>LOCAL</literal> word is optional.
+      Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createtable"> for details.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
@@ -74,9 +66,7 @@ CREATE [ [ LOCAL ] { TEMPORARY | TEMP } ] TABLE <replaceable>table_name</replace
     <term><replaceable>table_name</replaceable></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      The name of the new table to be created.  This table must not
-      already exist.  However, a temporary table can be created that
-      has the same name as an existing permanent table.
+      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be created.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml

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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ CREATE TYPE <replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable> ( INPUT = <rep
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a type to be created.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a type to be created.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -208,12 +208,18 @@ CREATE
   </title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE TYPE</command>  allows  the user to register a new user data
-   type with PostgreSQL for use in the current data base.   The
-   user  who  defines  a type becomes its owner.
-   <replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable> is
-   the name of the new type and must  be  unique  within  the
-   types defined for this database.
+   <command>CREATE TYPE</command>  allows  the user to register a new data
+   type with <productname>PostgreSQL</> for use in the current data base.
+   The user  who  defines  a type becomes its owner.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given then the type is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+   The type name must be distinct from the name of any existing type or
+   domain in the same schema.  (Because tables have associated datatypes,
+   type names also must not conflict with table names in the same schema.)
   </para>
 
   <para>
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ CREATE
     accessed like <literal>point[0]</> and <literal>point[1]</>.
     Note that
     this facility only works for fixed-length types whose internal form
-    is exactly a sequence of N identical fields.  A subscriptable
+    is exactly a sequence of N identical fixed-length fields.  A subscriptable
     variable-length type must have the generalized internal representation
     used by <literal>array_in</> and <literal>array_out</>.
     For historical reasons (i.e., this is clearly wrong but it's far too

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml

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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class="PARAMETER">column name list</replaceable> ) ] AS SELECT <replaceable clas
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a view to be created.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a view to be created.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ class="PARAMETER">column name list</replaceable> ) ] AS SELECT <replaceable clas
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">query</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	An SQL query which will provide the columns and rows of the view.
+	An SQL query (that is, a <command>SELECT</> statement)
+	which will provide the columns and rows of the view.
        </para>
        <para>
-	Refer to the SELECT statement for more information
+	Refer to <xref linkend="sql-select"> for more information
 	about valid arguments.
        </para>
       </listitem>
@@ -132,10 +133,19 @@ CREATE VIEW vista AS SELECT text 'Hello World'
    Description
   </title>
   <para>
-   <command>CREATE VIEW</command> will define a view of a table.
+   <command>CREATE VIEW</command> will define a view of a query.
    The view is not physically materialized. Instead, a query
-   rewrite retrieve rule is automatically generated to support
-   retrieve operations on views.
+   rewrite rule (an <literal>ON SELECT</> rule) is automatically generated to
+   support SELECT operations on views.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   If a schema name is given (for example, <literal>CREATE VIEW
+   myschema.myview ...</>) then the view is created in the
+   specified schema.  Otherwise it is created in the current schema (the one
+   at the front of the search path; see <literal>CURRENT_SCHEMA()</>).
+   The view name must be distinct from the name of any other view, table,
+   sequence, or index in the same schema.
   </para>
 
   <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-CREATEVIEW-3">

doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.16 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DELETE FROM [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ WHERE
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml,v 1.17 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP AGGREGATE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ( <replaceable
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing aggregate function.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing aggregate function.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ DROP AGGREGATE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ( <replaceable
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The input data type of an existing aggregate function,
+	The input data type of the aggregate function,
 	or <literal>*</literal> if the function accepts any input type.
 	(Refer to the <citetitle>PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle> for
 	further information about data types.)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ERROR: RemoveAggregate: aggregate '<replaceable class="parameter">name</replacea
    Description
   </title>
   <para>
-   <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> will remove all references to an existing
+   <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> will delete an existing
    aggregate definition. To execute this command the current
    user must be the owner of the aggregate.
   </para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml,v 1.5 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DROP DOMAIN <replaceable class="PARAMETER">domainname</replaceable> [, ...]  [ C
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">domainname</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing domain.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing domain.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml,v 1.19 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ <replaceable
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing function.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing function.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ DROP FUNCTION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> ( [ <replaceable
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The type of the function's parameters.
+	The type of a parameter of the function.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml,v 1.14 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP INDEX <replaceable class="PARAMETER">index_name</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">index_name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an index to remove.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml,v 1.14 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml,v 1.15 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DROP OPERATOR <replaceable class="PARAMETER">id</replaceable> ( <replaceable cla
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">id</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The identifier of an existing operator.
+	The identifier (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ERROR: RemoveOperator: right unary operator '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">oper
     for information on how to create operators.
    </para>
    <para>
-    It is the user's responsibility to remove any access methods and
+    It is the user's responsibility to remove any access method
     operator classes that rely on the deleted operator.
    </para>
   </refsect2>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml,v 1.14 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ DROP RULE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ON <replaceable clas
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">relation</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the relation the rule applies to.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the relation the rule
+	applies to.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.13 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP SEQUENCE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a sequence.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.13 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.14 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table to drop.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table to drop.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -88,14 +88,18 @@ ERROR: table "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist
   </title>
   <para>
    <command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables from the database.
-   Only its owner may destroy a table. A table
-   may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using <command>DELETE</command>.
+   Only its owner may destroy a table. A table may be emptied of rows, but not
+   destroyed, by using <command>DELETE</command>.
   </para>
   <para>
    If a table being destroyed has secondary indexes on it,
    they will be removed first. The removal of just a
    secondary index will not affect the contents of the underlying table.
   </para>
+  <para>
+   <command>DROP TABLE</command> will also remove any rules or triggers
+   that exist for the target table.
+  </para>
 
   <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-3">
    <refsect2info>
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ DROP TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> { RESTRICT | CASCA
    </variablelist>
     <tip>
     <para>
-     At present, to remove a referenced view you must drop
+     At present, to remove a referencing view you must drop
      it explicitly.
     </para>
    </tip>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml,v 1.10 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml,v 1.11 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DROP TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ON <replaceable c
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a table.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ERROR: DropTrigger: there is no trigger <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</rep
    Description
   </title>
   <para>
-   <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> will remove all references to an existing
+   <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> will remove an existing
    trigger definition. To execute this command the current
    user must be the owner of the table for which the trigger is defined.
   </para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml,v 1.15 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml,v 1.16 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DROP TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">typename</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">typename</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing type.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing type.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.12 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.13 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing view.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ERROR: view <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> does not exist
     Notes
    </title>
    <para>
-    Refer to <command>CREATE VIEW</command>
+    Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createview">
     for information on how to create views.
    </para>
   </refsect2>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ DROP VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable> { RESTRICT | CASCADE
     Notes
     </title>
     <para>
-     At present, to remove a referenced view from a
+     At present, to remove a referencing view from a
      <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database, 
      you must drop it explicitly.
     </para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml,v 1.16 2001/12/08 03:24:37 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml,v 1.17 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ INSERT INTO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml,v 1.32 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">lockmode</replaceable> is one of:
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table to lock.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table to lock.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml,v 1.10 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml,v 1.11 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ REINDEX { TABLE | DATABASE | INDEX } <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replac
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the specific table/database/index to be be reindexed.
+	The name of the specific table/database/index to be reindexed.
+	Table and index names may be schema-qualified.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.54 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -119,12 +119,13 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">from_item</replaceable> can be:
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table or view.  If ONLY is specified, only that
-	table is scanned.  If ONLY is not specified, the table and all its
-	descendant tables (if any) are scanned.  * can be appended to the
-	table name to indicate that descendant tables are to be scanned,
-	but in the current version, this is the default behavior.
-	(In releases before 7.1, ONLY was the default behavior.)
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table or view.
+	If <literal>ONLY</> is specified, only that table is scanned.  If
+	<literal>ONLY</> is not specified, the table and all its descendant
+	tables (if any) are scanned.  <literal>*</> can be appended to the
+	table name to indicate that descendant tables are to be scanned, but
+	in the current version, this is the default behavior.  (In releases
+	before 7.1, <literal>ONLY</> was the default behavior.)
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.17 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.18 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -60,13 +60,8 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">from_item</replaceable> can be:
      <term>TEMP</term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-	If TEMPORARY or TEMP is specified,
-	the output table is created only within this session, and is
-	automatically dropped on session exit.
-	Existing permanent tables with the same name are not visible
-	(in this session) while the temporary table exists.
-	Any indexes created on a temporary table are automatically
-	temporary as well.
+       If specified, the table is created as a temporary table.
+       Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createtable"> for details.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -75,10 +70,7 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">from_item</replaceable> can be:
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        The name of the new table to be created.
-	This table must not already exist.  However, a temporary table
-	can be created that has the same name as an existing permanent
-	table.
+        The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be created.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml,v 1.6 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml,v 1.7 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TRUNCATE [ TABLE ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of the table to be truncated.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be truncated.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.18 2001/12/08 03:24:39 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.19 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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 -->
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ UPDATE [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> SET <replacea
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of an existing table.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml,v 1.25 2002/04/23 02:07:16 tgl Exp $
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@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ VACUUM [ FULL ] [ FREEZE ] [ VERBOSE ] ANALYZE [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">
       <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	The name of a specific table to vacuum. Defaults to all tables
-	in the current database.
+	The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a specific table to
+	vacuum. Defaults to all tables in the current database.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml

 <!-- reference.sgml
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.25 2002/04/04 04:25:44 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.26 2002/04/23 02:07:15 tgl Exp $
 
 PostgreSQL Reference Manual
 -->
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ PostgreSQL Reference Manual
 
   <para>
    The entries in this <citetitle>Reference Manual</citetitle> are
-   meant to provide in reasonable length an authorative, complete, and
-   formal summary about the respective subjects.  More information
+   meant to provide in reasonable length an authoritative, complete, and
+   formal summary about their respective subjects.  More information
    about the use of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, in
    narrative, tutorial, or example form, may be found in other parts
    of the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation set.