<Para>
You can also use the <Command>copy</Command> command to perform load large
amounts of data from flat (<Acronym>ASCII</Acronym>) files.
-</Para>
+This is usually faster because the data is read (or written) as a single atomic
+transaction directly to or from the target table. An example would be:
+
+<ProgramListing>
+COPY INTO weather FROM '/home/user/weather.txt'
+ USING DELIMITERS '|';
+</ProgramListing>
+
+where the path name for the source file must be available to the backend server
+machine, not just the client.
<Sect1>
<Title>Querying a Class</Title>