doc: Fix misleading synopsis for CREATE/ALTER PUBLICATION.

MasaoFujii · MasaoFujii · commit f9f928304bb7 · 2025-11-27T23:31:48.000+09:00
The documentation for CREATE/ALTER PUBLICATION previously showed: [ ONLY ] table_name [ * ] [ ( column_name [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( expression ) ] [, ... ] to indicate that the table/column specification could be repeated. However, placing [, ... ] directly after a multi-part construct was misleading and made it unclear which portion was repeatable. This commit introduces a new term, table_and_columns, to represent: [ ONLY ] table_name [ * ] [ ( column_name [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( expression ) ] and updates the synopsis to use: table_and_columns [, ... ] which clearly identifies the repeatable element. Backpatched to v15, where the misleading syntax was introduced. Author: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Chao Li <lic@highgo.com> Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHut+PtsyvYL3KmA6C8f0ZpXQ=7FEqQtETVy-BOF+cm9WPvfMQ@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 15
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_publication.sgml
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ ALTER PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <r
 
 <phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">publication_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
-    TABLE [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ] [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ] [, ... ]
+    TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ... ]
     TABLES IN SCHEMA { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [, ... ]
 
-<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">publication_drop_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">publication_drop_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
     TABLE [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ] [, ... ]
     TABLES IN SCHEMA { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [, ... ]
+
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+
+    [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ] [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ]
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_publication.sgml
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ CREATE PUBLICATION <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
 
 <phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">publication_object</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
-    TABLE [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ] [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ] [, ... ]
+    TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> [, ... ]
     TABLES IN SCHEMA { <replaceable class="parameter">schema_name</replaceable> | CURRENT_SCHEMA } [, ... ]
+
+<phrase>and <replaceable class="parameter">table_and_columns</replaceable> is:</phrase>
+
+    [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ] [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ) ] [ WHERE ( <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> ) ]
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
