diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml index b37adaa9ee..718262f1aa 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml @@ -1794,16 +1794,19 @@ SELECT select_list If a limit count is given, no more than that many rows will be - returned (but possibly less, if the query itself yields less rows). + returned (but possibly fewer, if the query itself yields fewer rows). LIMIT ALL is the same as omitting the LIMIT - clause. + clause, as is LIMIT with a NULL argument. OFFSET says to skip that many rows before beginning to return rows. OFFSET 0 is the same as omitting the - OFFSET clause, and LIMIT NULL is the same - as omitting the LIMIT clause. If both OFFSET + OFFSET clause, as is OFFSET with a NULL argument. + + + + If both OFFSET and LIMIT appear, then OFFSET rows are skipped before starting to count the LIMIT rows that are returned.