Example - Emptying a Table v13

The example that follows removes the data from the sales table. Use the following command to create the sales table:

CREATE TABLE sales
(
  dept_no     number,
  part_no     varchar2,
  country     varchar2(20),
  date        date,
  amount      number
)
PARTITION BY LIST(country)
(
  PARTITION europe VALUES('FRANCE', 'ITALY'),
  PARTITION asia VALUES('INDIA', 'PAKISTAN'),
  PARTITION americas VALUES('US', 'CANADA')
);

Populate the sales table with the command:

INSERT INTO sales VALUES
  (10, '4519b', 'FRANCE', '17-Jan-2012', '45000'),
  (20, '3788a', 'INDIA', '01-Mar-2012', '75000'),
  (40, '9519b', 'US', '12-Apr-2012', '145000'),
  (20, '3788a', 'PAKISTAN', '04-Jun-2012', '37500'),
  (40, '4577b', 'US', '11-Nov-2012', '25000'),
  (30, '7588b', 'CANADA', '14-Dec-2012', '50000'),
  (30, '9519b', 'CANADA', '01-Feb-2012', '75000'),
  (30, '4519b', 'CANADA', '08-Apr-2012', '120000'),
  (40, '3788a', 'US', '12-May-2012', '4950'),
  (10, '9519b', 'ITALY', '07-Jul-2012', '15000'),
  (10, '9519a', 'FRANCE', '18-Aug-2012', '650000'),
  (10, '9519b', 'FRANCE', '18-Aug-2012', '650000'),
  (20, '3788b', 'INDIA', '21-Sept-2012', '5090'),
  (40, '4788a', 'US', '23-Sept-2012', '4950'),
  (40, '4788b', 'US', '09-Oct-2012', '15000'),
  (20, '4519a', 'INDIA', '18-Oct-2012', '650000'),
  (20, '4519b', 'INDIA', '2-Dec-2012', '5090');

Querying the sales table shows that the partitions are populated with data.

edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM sales;
    tableoid    | dept_no | part_no | country  |        date        | amount
----------------+---------+---------+----------+--------------------+--------
 sales_americas |      40 | 9519b   | US       | 12-APR-12 00:00:00 | 145000
 sales_americas |      40 | 4577b   | US       | 11-NOV-12 00:00:00 |  25000
 sales_americas |      30 | 7588b   | CANADA   | 14-DEC-12 00:00:00 |  50000
 sales_americas |      30 | 9519b   | CANADA   | 01-FEB-12 00:00:00 |  75000
 sales_americas |      30 | 4519b   | CANADA   | 08-APR-12 00:00:00 | 120000
 sales_americas |      40 | 3788a   | US       | 12-MAY-12 00:00:00 |   4950
 sales_americas |      40 | 4788a   | US       | 23-SEP-12 00:00:00 |   4950
 sales_americas |      40 | 4788b   | US       | 09-OCT-12 00:00:00 |  15000
 sales_europe   |      10 | 4519b   | FRANCE   | 17-JAN-12 00:00:00 |  45000
 sales_europe   |      10 | 9519b   | ITALY    | 07-JUL-12 00:00:00 |  15000
 sales_europe   |      10 | 9519a   | FRANCE   | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
 sales_europe   |      10 | 9519b   | FRANCE   | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
 sales_asia     |      20 | 3788a   | INDIA    | 01-MAR-12 00:00:00 |  75000
 sales_asia     |      20 | 3788a   | PAKISTAN | 04-JUN-12 00:00:00 |  37500
 sales_asia     |      20 | 3788b   | INDIA    | 21-SEP-12 00:00:00 |   5090
 sales_asia     |      20 | 4519a   | INDIA    | 18-OCT-12 00:00:00 | 650000
 sales_asia     |      20 | 4519b   | INDIA    | 02-DEC-12 00:00:00 |   5090
(17 rows)

To delete the contents of the sales table, invoke the following command:

TRUNCATE TABLE sales;

Now, querying the sales table shows that the data has been removed but the structure is intact.

edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM sales;
 tableoid | dept_no | part_no | country | date | amount
----------+---------+---------+---------+------+--------
(0 rows)

For more information about the TRUNCATE TABLE command, see the PostgreSQL documentation at:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-truncate.html