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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_tablespace.sgml,v 1.10 2009/09/19 10:23:27 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="SQL-CREATETABLESPACE">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="sql-createtablespace-title">CREATE TABLESPACE</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>CREATE TABLESPACE</refname>
<refpurpose>define a new tablespace</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="sql-createtablespace">
<primary>CREATE TABLESPACE</primary>
</indexterm>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
CREATE TABLESPACE <replaceable class="parameter">tablespace_name</replaceable> [ OWNER <replaceable class="parameter">user_name</replaceable> ] LOCATION '<replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable>'
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>CREATE TABLESPACE</command> registers a new cluster-wide
tablespace. The tablespace name must be distinct from the name of any
existing tablespace in the database cluster.
</para>
<para>
A tablespace allows superusers to define an alternative location on
the file system where the data files containing database objects
(such as tables and indexes) can reside.
</para>
<para>
A user with appropriate privileges can pass
<replaceable class="parameter">tablespace_name</> to
<command>CREATE DATABASE</>, <command>CREATE TABLE</>,
<command>CREATE INDEX</> or <command>ADD CONSTRAINT</> to have the data
files for these objects stored within the specified tablespace.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">tablespace_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of a tablespace to be created. The name cannot
begin with <literal>pg_</literal>, as such names
are reserved for system tablespaces.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">user_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the user who will own the tablespace. If omitted,
defaults to the user executing the command. Only superusers
can create tablespaces, but they can assign ownership of tablespaces
to non-superusers.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The directory that will be used for the tablespace. The directory
must be empty and must be owned by the
<productname>PostgreSQL</> system user. The directory must be
specified by an absolute path name.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
<para>
Tablespaces are only supported on systems that support symbolic links.
</para>
<para>
<command>CREATE TABLESPACE</> cannot be executed inside a transaction
block.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
Create a tablespace <literal>dbspace</> at <literal>/data/dbs</>:
<programlisting>
CREATE TABLESPACE dbspace LOCATION '/data/dbs';
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
Create a tablespace <literal>indexspace</> at <literal>/data/indexes</>
owned by user <literal>genevieve</>:
<programlisting>
CREATE TABLESPACE indexspace OWNER genevieve LOCATION '/data/indexes';
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
<command>CREATE TABLESPACE</command> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</>
extension.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-createdatabase" endterm="sql-createdatabase-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createtable" endterm="sql-createtable-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createindex" endterm="sql-createindex-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-droptablespace" endterm="sql-droptablespace-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-altertablespace" endterm="sql-altertablespace-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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