+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>LIKE <replaceable>parent_table</replaceable> [ { INCLUDING | EXCLUDING } DEFAULTS ]</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <literal>LIKE</literal> clause specifies a table from which
+ the new table automatically copies all column names, their data types,
+ and their not-null constraints.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Unlike <literal>INHERITS</literal>, the new table and original table
+ are completely decoupled after creation is complete. Changes to the
+ original table will not be applied to the new table, and it is not
+ possible to include data of the new table in scans of the original
+ table.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Default expressions for the copied column definitions will only be
+ copied if <literal>INCLUDING DEFAULTS</literal> is specified. The
+ default behavior is to exclude default expressions, resulting in
+ all columns of the new table having null defaults.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+