=?iso-8859-1?q?Mart=EDn=20Marqu=E9s?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I was reading the manuals on DELETE and I saw this:
> By default DELETE will delete tuples in the table specified and all its
> sub-tables. If you wish to only update the specific table mentioned, you 
> should use the ONLY clause. 

> I just don't understand what sub-tables means.

It means inheritance children, ie, tables you created with INHERIT
from the specified table.

> Does it mean that it will 
> delete rows on other tables which are referenced with a FOREIGN KEY to the 
> row which will be deleted?

Foreign key deletion is an unrelated feature.

                        regards, tom lane

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