I need to recreate an index in PostgreSQL which has suffered index bloat. Since I need the index to be usable while it's being created, I can't use REINDEX. I am going to recreate the index with a new name and then drop the old one. Is there any way to see the SQL statement that was used to create an index so I can just copy that?
PostgreSQL – How to Show Creation Statement for an Index
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Best Answer
There is actually, just query the
pg_indexessystem catalog view as follows:and you should get back the SQL statement used to define it.