From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 19:33:27 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: doc:  clarify that "excluded" ON CONFLICT is a single row
X-Git-Tag: REL_10_22~29
X-Git-Url: http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5790aa46af8e6f8c6b090a931fc18b42002e4f54;p=postgresql.git

doc:  clarify that "excluded" ON CONFLICT is a single row

Original patch by David G. Johnston.

Reported-by: David G. Johnston

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwa4J0+WuO7kW1PLbjoEvzPN+Q_j+P2bXxNnCLaszY7ZdQ@mail.gmail.com

Backpatch-through: 10
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
index 2e89ed33c90..904812458cc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ INSERT INTO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> [ AS <replac
         provided, it completely hides the actual name of the table.
         This is particularly useful when <literal>ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE</>
         targets a table named <varname>excluded</>, since that will otherwise
-        be taken as the name of the special table representing rows proposed
+        be taken as the name of the special table representing the row proposed
         for insertion.
        </para>
       </listitem>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ INSERT INTO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> [ AS <replac
         conflict.  The <literal>SET</literal> and
         <literal>WHERE</literal> clauses in <literal>ON CONFLICT DO
         UPDATE</literal> have access to the existing row using the
-        table's name (or an alias), and to rows proposed for insertion
+        table's name (or an alias), and to the row proposed for insertion
         using the special <varname>excluded</varname> table.
         <literal>SELECT</> privilege is required on any column in the
         target table where corresponding <varname>excluded</varname>