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Jun 4, 2021 · Databases

Inspecting GIST Index Internal Structure with PostgreSQL pageinspect Plugin (PG14)

This article demonstrates how PostgreSQL 14's pageinspect extension adds functions to examine GIST index internal pages, provides step‑by‑step SQL examples for creating a test table and index, and shows how to query opaque page info and item data using the new functions.