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Hi,

On 2019-04-12 09:51:51 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Tiffany Thang <tiffanythang@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > Can someone explain the use of creating multiple indexes on the same
> > column?
> 
> There is none, unless the indexes have different properties (e.g.
> different opclasses and/or index AMs).

Well, it can be beneficial to create a new index concurrently, and then
drop the old one concurrently. Before v12 that's the only way to
recreate an index during production, if it e.g. bloated.

Greetings,

Andres Freund





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