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CREATE OPERATOR	FAMILY(7PostgreSQL 9.6.20 DocumentatiCREATE OPERATOR FAMILY(7)

NAME
       CREATE_OPERATOR_FAMILY -	define a new operator family

SYNOPSIS
       CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY name USING index_method

DESCRIPTION
       CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY creates a	new operator family. An	operator
       family defines a	collection of related operator classes,	and perhaps
       some additional operators and support functions that are	compatible
       with these operator classes but not essential for the functioning of
       any individual index. (Operators	and functions that are essential to
       indexes should be grouped within	the relevant operator class, rather
       than being "loose" in the operator family. Typically, single-data-type
       operators are bound to operator classes,	while cross-data-type
       operators can be	loose in an operator family containing operator
       classes for both	data types.)

       The new operator	family is initially empty. It should be	populated by
       issuing subsequent CREATE OPERATOR CLASS	commands to add	contained
       operator	classes, and optionally	ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY commands to add
       "loose" operators and their corresponding support functions.

       If a schema name	is given then the operator family is created in	the
       specified schema. Otherwise it is created in the	current	schema.	Two
       operator	families in the	same schema can	have the same name only	if
       they are	for different index methods.

       The user	who defines an operator	family becomes its owner. Presently,
       the creating user must be a superuser. (This restriction	is made
       because an erroneous operator family definition could confuse or	even
       crash the server.)

       Refer to	Section	36.14, "Interfacing Extensions To Indexes", in the
       documentation for further information.

PARAMETERS
       name
	   The name of the operator family to be created. The name can be
	   schema-qualified.

       index_method
	   The name of the index method	this operator family is	for.

COMPATIBILITY
       CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY is a PostgreSQL extension. There is no CREATE
       OPERATOR	FAMILY statement in the	SQL standard.

SEE ALSO
       ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY (ALTER_OPERATOR_FAMILY(7)), DROP OPERATOR FAMILY
       (DROP_OPERATOR_FAMILY(7)), CREATE OPERATOR CLASS
       (CREATE_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), ALTER OPERATOR CLASS
       (ALTER_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), DROP OPERATOR	CLASS (DROP_OPERATOR_CLASS(7))

PostgreSQL 9.6.20		     2020	     CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY(7)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | PARAMETERS | COMPATIBILITY | SEE ALSO

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