Here are some additional fixes to docs.
>From 6da8beaa5a2b78e785e5b6519894f8357002d916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Pryzby <pryz...@telsasoft.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:40:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] doc review for ALTER TABLE ... SPLIT/MERGE PARTITION
---
doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 4 ++--
doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml | 22 +++++++++++-----------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 026bfff70f3..01277b1d327 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -4384,7 +4384,7 @@ ALTER INDEX measurement_city_id_logdate_key
<para>
There is also an option for merging multiple table partitions into
- a single partition using the
+ a single partition using
<link linkend="sql-altertable-merge-partitions"><command>ALTER TABLE ... MERGE PARTITIONS</command></link>.
This feature simplifies the management of partitioned tables by allowing
users to combine partitions that are no longer needed as
@@ -4403,7 +4403,7 @@ ALTER TABLE measurement
<para>
Similarly to merging multiple table partitions, there is an option for
- splitting a single partition into multiple using the
+ splitting a single partition into multiple partitions using
<link linkend="sql-altertable-split-partition"><command>ALTER TABLE ... SPLIT PARTITION</command></link>.
This feature could come in handy when one partition grows too big
and needs to be split into multiple. It's important to note that
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index fe36ff82e52..e52cfee840c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -1136,16 +1136,16 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
If the split partition is a DEFAULT partition, one of the new partitions must be DEFAULT.
In case one of the new partitions or one of existing partitions is DEFAULT,
new partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
- <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable>, ... can have spaces
+ <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable>, ... can have gaps
between partitions bounds. If the partitioned table does not have a DEFAULT
partition, the DEFAULT partition can be defined as one of the new partitions.
</para>
<para>
In case new partitions do not contain a DEFAULT partition and the partitioned table
- does not have a DEFAULT partition, the following must be true: sum bounds of
+ does not have a DEFAULT partition, the following must be true: the sum bounds of
new partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable>, ... should be
- equal to bound of split partition <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name</replaceable>.
+ equal to the bounds of split partition <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name</replaceable>.
One of the new partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable>, ... can have
the same name as split partition <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name</replaceable>
@@ -1168,24 +1168,24 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<listitem>
<para>
- This form merges several partitions into the one partition of the target table.
- Hash-partitioning is not supported. If DEFAULT partition is not in the
+ This form merges several partitions of the target table into a single partition.
+ Hash-partitioning is not supported. If a DEFAULT partition is not in the
list of partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable> [, ...]:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- For range-partitioned tables it is necessary that the ranges
+ For range-partitioned tables, it is necessary that the ranges
of the partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable> [, ...] can
- be merged into one range without spaces and overlaps (otherwise an error
+ be merged into one range with neither gaps nor overlaps (otherwise an error
will be generated). The combined range will be the range for the partition
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For list-partitioned tables the value lists of all partitions
+ For list-partitioned tables, the value lists of all partitions
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable> [, ...] are
combined and form the list of values of partition
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- If DEFAULT partition is in the list of partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
+ If a DEFAULT partition is in the list of partitions <replaceable class="parameter">partition_name1</replaceable>,
<replaceable class="parameter">partition_name2</replaceable> [, ...]:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -1204,8 +1204,8 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- For range- and list-partitioned tables the ranges and lists of values
- of the merged partitions can be any.
+ For range- and list-partitioned tables, the ranges and lists of values
+ of the merged partitions can be anything.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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2.42.0
