Commit f5dc03dc authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Mention that when alter rewrites a table, indexes are also rebuilt.

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......@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ ALTER TABLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
<para>
Adding a column with a non-null default or changing the type of an
existing column will require the entire table to be rewritten. This
might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
existing column will require the entire table and indexes to be rewritten.
This might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
temporarily require double the disk space. Adding or removing a system
<literal>oid</> column likewise requires rewriting the entire table.
</para>
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