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.\"     Title: COMMIT
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2016
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 9.5.2
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "COMMIT" "5sql" "2016" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2" "PostgreSQL 9.5.2 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
COMMIT \- commit the current transaction
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
COMMIT [ WORK | TRANSACTION ]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

\fBCOMMIT\fR
commits the current transaction\&. All changes made by the transaction become visible to others and are guaranteed to be durable if a crash occurs\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
WORK
.br
TRANSACTION
.RS 4
Optional key words\&. They have no effect\&.
.RE
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
Use
\fBROLLBACK\fR(5)
to abort a transaction\&.
.PP
Issuing
\fBCOMMIT\fR
when not inside a transaction does no harm, but it will provoke a warning message\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
To commit the current transaction and make all changes permanent:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
COMMIT;
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
The SQL standard only specifies the two forms
COMMIT
and
COMMIT WORK\&. Otherwise, this command is fully conforming\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBBEGIN\fR(5), \fBROLLBACK\fR(5)