doc: Clarify that COLUMN is optional in ALTER TABLE ... ADD/DROP COLUMN. In ALTER TABLE ... ADD/DROP COLUMN, the COLUMN keyword is optional. However, part of the documentation could be read as if COLUMN were required, which may mislead users about the command syntax.
This commit updates the ALTER TABLE documentation to clearly state that COLUMN is optional for ADD and DROP. Also this commit adds regression tests covering ALTER TABLE ... ADD/DROP without the COLUMN keyword. Backpatch to all supported versions. Author: Chao Li <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Robert Treat <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <[email protected]> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/caeowx2n6shlmonjotf63tjjggbgitvt5omssofmbjgb6xue...@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 14 Branch ------ REL_15_STABLE Details ------- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/87da83bde9f8b57e01e5cd1a7716d9db6696ea27 Modified Files -------------- doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml | 4 ++-- src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out | 10 ++++++++++ src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql | 8 ++++++++ 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
