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Adding a column with a non-null default or changing the type of an
- existing column will require the entire table to be rewritten. This
- might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
+ existing column will require the entire table and indexes to be rewritten.
+ This might take a significant amount of time for a large table; and it will
temporarily require double the disk space. Adding or removing a system
<literal>oid</> column likewise requires rewriting the entire table.
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