Re: docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables

[Chao Li]

> On Jan 12, 2026, at 12:04, David G. Johnston <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I also have my doubts that any of this behavior is going to change.  Better 
> to behave as if it won’t.

Please see [1], people wanted to change the behavior from long time back. From 
the previous discussions, there were no objections on the behavior change. 
However, the blocker was about how to keep “consistent” behaviors across all 
sub-commands. That’s why I created this patch to clarify the current behaviors.

[1]  https://postgr.es/m/59fb38ef-fa62-41b7-a082-dda251b04...@gmail.com

Best regards,
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Chao Li (Evan)
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