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@@ -341,6 +341,26 @@ CREATE [ UNIQUE ] INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">name</
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+ <para>
+ GiST indexes additionaly accepts parameters:
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>BUFFERING</></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Determines whether the buffering build technique described in
+ <xref linkend="gist-buffering-build"> is used to build the index. With
+ <literal>OFF</> it is disabled, with <literal>ON</> it is enabled, and
+ with <literal>AUTO</> it is initially disabled, but turned on
+ on-the-fly once the index size reaches <xref linkend="guc-effective-cache-size">. The default is <literal>AUTO</>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="SQL-CREATEINDEX-CONCURRENTLY">