Andreas wrote:
> Why can['t] we use INDEX the same way as UNIQUE ?
> Perhaps even as in
> ...
>   numba   INT4    NOT NULL    INDEX
> ...

If the choice were just index or no index, then this might be ok, but 
when you create an index you can choose the index type, the operator 
class, a partial index predicate, so the notation would quickly become 
complicated.  You can also consider similar arguments about why rules 
and triggers are created separately.

What would clearly be useful is a way to automatically generate names 
for indexes.  Maybe we should think about implementing something for 
that.


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