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Correct the description of the pg_get_viewdef() function. Do some nearby
SGML cleanup: sort table entries alphabetically.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.324 2006/07/06 01:46:37 momjian Exp $ -->
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.325 2006/07/11 19:11:26 neilc Exp $ -->
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<chapter id="functions">
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<title>Functions and Operators</title>
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@ -9495,53 +9495,6 @@ SELECT pg_type_is_visible('myschema.widget'::regtype);
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get SQL name of a data type</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_name</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_name</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE VIEW</> command for view</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>, <parameter>column_no</>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index,
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or definition of just one index column when
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<parameter>column_no</> is not zero</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><function>pg_get_triggerdef</function>(<parameter>trigger_oid</parameter>)</entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE [ CONSTRAINT ] TRIGGER</> command for trigger</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_constraintdef</function>(<parameter>constraint_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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in it refer to the relation indicated by the second parameter</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_userbyid</function>(<parameter>roleid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>name</type></entry>
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<entry>get role name with given ID</entry>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_indexdef</function>(<parameter>index_oid</parameter>, <parameter>column_no</>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE INDEX</> command for index,
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or definition of just one index column when
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<parameter>column_no</> is not zero</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_ruledef</function>(<parameter>rule_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE RULE</> command for rule</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_serial_sequence</function>(<parameter>table_name</parameter>, <parameter>column_name</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>setof oid</type></entry>
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<entry>get the set of database OIDs that have objects in the tablespace</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><function>pg_get_triggerdef</function>(<parameter>trigger_oid</parameter>)</entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get <command>CREATE [ CONSTRAINT ] TRIGGER</> command for trigger</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_userbyid</function>(<parameter>roleid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>name</type></entry>
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<entry>get role name with given ID</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_name</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get underlying <command>SELECT</command> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_name</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get underlying <command>SELECT</command> command for view (<emphasis>deprecated</emphasis>)</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get underlying <command>SELECT</command> command for view</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>pg_get_viewdef</function>(<parameter>view_oid</parameter>, <parameter>pretty_bool</>)</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>get underlying <command>SELECT</command> command for view</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</table>
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</para>
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<para>
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<function>pg_get_viewdef</function>,
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<function>pg_get_ruledef</function>,
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<function>pg_get_indexdef</function>,
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<function>pg_get_triggerdef</function>, and
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<function>pg_get_constraintdef</function> respectively
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reconstruct the creating command for a view, rule, index, trigger, or
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constraint. (Note that this is a decompiled reconstruction, not
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the original text of the command.)
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<function>pg_get_constraintdef</function>,
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<function>pg_get_indexdef</function>, <function>pg_get_ruledef</function>,
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and <function>pg_get_triggerdef</function>, respectively reconstruct the
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creating command for a constraint, index, rule, or trigger. (Note that this
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is a decompiled reconstruction, not the original text of the command.)
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<function>pg_get_expr</function> decompiles the internal form of an
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individual expression, such as the default value for a column. It
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may be useful when examining the contents of system catalogs.
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Most of these functions come in two
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variants, one of which can optionally <quote>pretty-print</> the result.
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The pretty-printed format is more readable, but the default format is more
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likely to be
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interpreted the same way by future versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</>;
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avoid using pretty-printed output for dump purposes.
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Passing <literal>false</> for the pretty-print parameter yields the
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same result as the variant that does not have the parameter at all.
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</para>
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<para>
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<function>pg_get_userbyid</function> extracts a role's name given
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its OID.
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individual expression, such as the default value for a column. It may be
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useful when examining the contents of system catalogs.
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<function>pg_get_viewdef</function> reconstructs the <command>SELECT</>
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query that defines a view. Most of these functions come in two variants,
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one of which can optionally <quote>pretty-print</> the result. The
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pretty-printed format is more readable, but the default format is more
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likely to be interpreted the same way by future versions of
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<productname>PostgreSQL</>; avoid using pretty-printed output for dump
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purposes. Passing <literal>false</> for the pretty-print parameter yields
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the same result as the variant that does not have the parameter at all.
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</para>
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<para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<function>pg_tablespace_databases</function> allows a tablespace to
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be examined. It returns the set of OIDs of databases that have objects
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stored in the tablespace. If this function returns any rows, the
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tablespace is not empty and cannot be dropped. To
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display the specific objects populating the tablespace, you will need
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to connect to the databases identified by
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<function>pg_tablespace_databases</function> and query their
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<structname>pg_class</> catalogs.
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<function>pg_tablespace_databases</function> allows a tablespace to be
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examined. It returns the set of OIDs of databases that have objects stored
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in the tablespace. If this function returns any rows, the tablespace is not
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empty and cannot be dropped. To display the specific objects populating the
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tablespace, you will need to connect to the databases identified by
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<function>pg_tablespace_databases</function> and query their
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<structname>pg_class</> catalogs.
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</para>
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<para>
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<function>pg_get_userbyid</function> extracts a role's name given
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its OID.
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</para>
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<indexterm zone="functions-info">
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