From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 01:29:54 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Clarify documentation
X-Git-Tag: REL_10_BETA4~4
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5ecd7ccbe672a7ca2f3cd7252b28080100016fc2;p=postgresql

Clarify documentation

Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20170618071607.GA16418%40nol.local
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
index 94dad00870..cc9b94617e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ INSERT INTO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_name</replaceable> [ AS <replac
         This clause is useful for example when copying values between tables.
         Writing <literal>INSERT INTO tbl2 OVERRIDING USER VALUE SELECT * FROM
         tbl1</literal> will copy from <literal>tbl1</literal> all columns that
-        are not identity columns in <literal>tbl2</literal> but will continue
-        the sequence counters for any identity columns.
+        are not identity columns in <literal>tbl2</literal> while values for
+        the identity columns in <literal>tbl2</literal> will be generated by
+        the sequences associated with <literal>tbl2</literal>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>