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bmomjian · bmomjian · commit c28c00ecc8c3 · 2005-11-22T23:06:56.000Z
&gt;
&gt; * Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
&gt;
&gt;   This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
&gt;   count.
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:	Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated:		Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
+Last updated:		Tue Nov 22 17:53:39 EST 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -841,6 +841,11 @@ Cache Usage
   faster than a sequential scan it must avoid access to the heap
   to obtain tuple visibility information.
 
+* Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
+
+  This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
+  count.
+
 * Allow data to be pulled directly from indexes
 
   Currently indexes do not have enough tuple visibility information 
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF">
 <h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
 <p>Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated:           Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
+Last updated:           Tue Nov 22 17:53:39 EST 2005
 </p>
 <p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
 <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
@@ -762,6 +762,10 @@ <h1><a name="section_15">Cache Usage</a></h1>
   get a count directly from a unique index, but for this to be
   faster than a sequential scan it must avoid access to the heap
   to obtain tuple visibility information.
+</p>
+  </li><li>Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
+<p>  This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
+  count.
 </p>
   </li><li>Allow data to be pulled directly from indexes
 <p>  Currently indexes do not have enough tuple visibility information 
