From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:26:03 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: doc:  document the CREATE INDEX "USING" clause
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doc:  document the CREATE INDEX "USING" clause

Somehow this was in the syntax but had no description.

Reported-by: robertcorrington@gmail.com

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/164228771825.31954.2719791849363756957@wrigleys.postgresql.org

Backpatch-through: 10
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
index ea4b306450a..28ee854ecb3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable class=
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry>
+      <term><literal>USING</literal></term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        The optional <literal>USING</literal> clause specifies an index
+        type as described in <xref linkend="indexes-types">.  If not
+        specified, a default index type will be used based on the
+        data types of the columns.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry>
       <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>