Understanding database Indexes in PostgreSQL

Posted 12 months ago. Visible to the public. Linked content.

I found the linked article very helpful to refresh my understanding of database indexes. As a small bonus, it includes a few helpful SQL oneliners like these two:

Detecting unused indexes Show archive.org snapshot
Detecting duplicate indexes Show archive.org snapshot

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Posted by Michael Leimstädtner to makandra dev (2023-05-19 07:21)