Re: DOCS - Clarify behaviour when EXCEPT tables are moved/renamed

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Nisha Moond <nisha.moond412@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-06-17T22:46:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A documentation gap was identified [1] regarding the new publication
> > FOR ALL TABLES EXCEPT behaviour. e.g. what happens if an excluded
> > table is renamed or moved?
> >
> > This patch addresses that gap.
> >
> > Note that the patch uses different text from what was previously
> > suggested because, when I checked with AI, it proposed this much
> > simpler wording.
> >
>
> I find the previous wording proposed by me better as it has some
> explanation especially: "Once a table is excluded, the exclusion
> applies to that table itself, regardless of its name or schema", So
> ideally, we can keep the wording proposed or adjust with some
> explanation using the above part.
>

PSA patch v2.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia

Commits

  1. Doc: Clarify that publication exclusions track table identity.