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SYSTEM VIEW · System view
pg_wait_events
The view pg_wait_events provides description about the wait events.
Checked column by column against a PostgreSQL 18.6 instance · Raw measurement record ↗
Columns PostgreSQL 18
pg_wait_eventsPostgreSQL 19 beta 3 is a preview snapshot; the structure can still change before release.
| COLUMN | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
type |
text |
Wait event type |
name |
text |
Wait event name |
description |
text |
Wait event description |
Columns marked "implicit" are not included in SELECT *; some early statistics views are completed from same-version source, and the extra provenance is shown in the column description.
Common system columns 0
System attributes PostgreSQL provides, normally not expanded by SELECT *. Kept separately so they are not mixed in with ordinary columns.
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Column evolution matrix
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9.0 is the coverage baseline; a column already present in the baseline is not marked as added. The matrix aligns columns by name, so a rename appears as the old column removed and a new column added.
Evolution timeline
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