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# 50.2. BKI Commands

create [bootstrap] [shared_relation] [without_oids] `tablename` (`name1` = `type1` [, `name2` = `type2`, ...])

  Create a table named `tablename` with the columns given in parentheses.

  The following column types are supported directly by `bootstrap.c`: `bool`, `bytea`, `char` (1 byte), `name`, `int2`, `int4`, `regproc`, `regclass`, `regtype`, `text`, `oid`, `tid`, `xid`, `cid`, `int2vector`, `oidvector`, `_int4` (array), `_text` (array), `_aclitem` (array). Although it is possible to create tables containing columns of other types, this cannot be done until after `pg_type` has been created and filled with appropriate entries.

  When `bootstrap` is specified, the table will only be created on disk; nothing is entered into `pg_class`, `pg_attribute`, etc, for it. Thus the table will not be accessible by ordinary SQL operations until such entries are made the hard way (with `insert` commands). This option is used for creating `pg_class` etc themselves.

  The table is created as shared if `shared_relation` is specified. It will have OIDs unless `without_oids` is specified.

open `tablename`

  Open the table called `tablename` for further manipulation.

close [`tablename`]

  Close the open table called `tablename`. It is an error if `tablename` is not already opened. If no `tablename` is given, then the currently open table is closed.

insert [OID = `oid_value`] (`value1` `value2` ...)

  Insert a new row into the open table using `value1`, `value2`, etc., for its column values and `oid_value` for its OID. If `oid_value` is zero (0) or the clause is omitted, then the next available OID is used.

  NULL values can be specified using the special key word `_null_`. Values containing spaces must be double quoted.

declare [unique] index `indexname` on `tablename` using `amname` (`opclass1` `name1` [, ...])

  Create an index named `indexname` on the table named `tablename` using the `amname` access method. The fields to index are called `name1`, `name2` etc., and the operator classes to use are `opclass1`, `opclass2` etc., respectively. The index file is created and appropriate catalog entries are made for it, but the index contents are not initialized by this command.

build indices

  Fill in the indices that have previously been declared.

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