DOCS - CREATE PUBLICATION ... EXCEPT missing details on ONLY

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2026-04-16T23:55:44Z

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v1-0001-Fix-note-about-ONLY-to-mention-regular-tables-too.patch (application/octet-stream) patch v1-0001

Hi,

Currently, the EXCEPT (TABLE ...) part mentions how 'ONLY' and '*'
work for inheritance tables, but how they have no effect for
partitioned tables [1].

It seems we accidentally missed saying that these also have no effect
for *regular* tables.

PSA: a patch to clarify this.

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[1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createpublication.html#SQL-CREATEPUBLICATION-PARAMS-FOR-EXCEPT-TABLE

Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia