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doc: Clarify COPY FROM WHERE expression restrictions
authorFujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org>
Wed, 8 Jul 2026 03:44:06 +0000 (12:44 +0900)
committerFujii Masao <fujii@postgresql.org>
Wed, 8 Jul 2026 03:44:06 +0000 (12:44 +0900)
commitd35e8babc4602c73ec4f66f93a5004a2ead62438
treef781602fcd7744ae241a39637c049a6b0ceb4677
parentb5a8018116c422f39de94f69f0108ff0c9224f0a
doc: Clarify COPY FROM WHERE expression restrictions

Commit aa606b9316a disallowed generated columns in COPY FROM WHERE
expressions, and commit 21c69dc73f9 disallowed system columns.
However, the COPY reference page still mentions only the restriction
on subqueries.

Update the documentation to also list generated columns and system
columns as unsupported in COPY FROM WHERE expressions.

Backpatch the generated-column documentation change to all supported
versions. Backpatch the system-column documentation change to v19,
where that restriction was introduced.

Author: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiwari.slg01@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHGQGwEgxErc54yVOAVWCsr1O=8pgw4oKRPuEQ9mfhkoYGR_XA@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 14
doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml