Hi, > This page says that the `@` and `~` operators on various types can be > accelerated by a GiST index. > > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/gist-builtin-opclasses.html > > These operators have been listed in the file since it was created in 2014, > but if they exist then I don't know how to use them or what they do. > > Code examples, for clarity: > > > select box '(0,0),(1, 1)' ~ box '(2,2),(3,3)'; > operator does not exist: box ~ box > > > select box '(0,0),(1, 1)' @ box '(2,2),(3,3)'; > operator does not exist: box @ box > > If they're a typo or some removed thing then I'd like to remove them from the > page. This email is me asking to find out if I'm wrong about that before I > try to submit a patch (also very happy for someone with a committer bit to > just fix this).
Indeed, there is no @(box,box) or ~(box,box) in the \dAo output. These operators were removed by 2f70fdb0644c back in 2020. I will submit a patch for the documentation shortly. Thanks for reporting. -- Best regards, Aleksander Alekseev
