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- .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
- .\" $Header: /private/postgres/ref/postquel/RCS/cluster,v 1.6 1992/07/14 05:54:17 ptong Exp $
- .SP CLUSTER COMMANDS 6/14/90
- .XA 2 Cluster
- .uh NAME
- .lp
- cluster \*- give storage clustering advice to \*(PP
- .uh SYNOPSIS
- .lp
- .(l
- \fBcluster\fR classname \fBon\fR attname [\fBusing\fR operator ]
- .)l
- .uh DESCRIPTION
- .lp
- This command instructs \*(PP to keep the class specified by
- .i classname
- approximately sorted on
- .i attname
- using the specified operator
- to determine the sort order.
- The operator must be a binary operator
- and both operands must be of type
- .i attname
- and the operator
- must produce a result
- of type boolean. If no operator is specified, then
- .q <
- is used by default.
- .lp
- A class can be reclustered at any time on a different
- .i attribute
- and/or with a different operator.
- .lp
- \*(PP will try to keep the heap data structure which stores the
- instances of this class approximately in sorted order. If the user
- specifies an operator which does not define a linear ordering, this
- command will produce unpredictable orderings.
- .lp
- Also, if there is no index for the clustering attribute,
- then this command will have no effect.
- .uh EXAMPLE
- .lp
- .nf
- .ft C
- /* cluster employees in salary order */
-
- cluster emp on salary
- .ft
- .fi
- .uh BUGS
- .lp
- Cluster has no effect in Version \*(PV.
-