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- .SP BEGIN COMMANDS 6/14/90
- .XA 2 Begin
- .uh NAME
- .lp
- begin \*- begins a transaction
- .uh SYNOPSIS
- .lp
- .(l
- \fBbegin\fR
- .)l
- .uh DESCRIPTION
- .lp
- This command begins a user transaction which \*(PP will guarantee
- is serializable with respect to all concurrently executing transactions.
- \*(PP uses two-phase locking to perform this task. If the transaction
- is committed, \*(PP will ensure that all updates are done or none
- of them are done.
- Transactions have the standard
- .A ACID
- (atomic,
- consistent,
- isolatable,
- and
- durable)
- property.
- .uh "SEE ALSO"
- .lp
- end(commands),
- abort(commands).
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