postgresql/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml
Peter Eisentraut 6ef2448796 Fix a whitespace issue with the man pages
There is what may actually be a mistake in our markup.  The problem is
in a situation like

<para>
 <command>FOO</command> is ...

there is strictly speaking a line break before "FOO".  In the HTML
output, this does not appear to be a problem, but in the man page
output, this shows up, so you get double blank lines at odd places.

So far, we have attempted to work around this with an XSL hack, but
that causes other problems, such as creating run-ins in places like

<acronym>SQL</acronym> <command>COPY</command>

So fix the problem properly by removing the extra whitespace.  I only
fixed the problems that affect the man page output, not all the
places.
2011-08-07 10:55:32 +03:00

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<!--
doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
<refentry id="SQL-COMMIT">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>COMMIT</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>COMMIT</refname>
<refpurpose>commit the current transaction</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="sql-commit">
<primary>COMMIT</primary>
</indexterm>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
COMMIT [ WORK | TRANSACTION ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>COMMIT</command> commits the current transaction. All
changes made by the transaction become visible to others
and are guaranteed to be durable if a crash occurs.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>WORK</literal></term>
<term><literal>TRANSACTION</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Optional key words. They have no effect.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
<para>
Use <xref linkend="SQL-ROLLBACK"> to
abort a transaction.
</para>
<para>
Issuing <command>COMMIT</> when not inside a transaction does
no harm, but it will provoke a warning message.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
To commit the current transaction and make all changes permanent:
<programlisting>
COMMIT;
</programlisting></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
The SQL standard only specifies the two forms
<literal>COMMIT</literal> and <literal>COMMIT
WORK</literal>. Otherwise, this command is fully conforming.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-begin"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-rollback"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>