postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE TABLE "authors" (
postgres(# "id" integer NOT NULL,
postgres(# "last_name" text,
postgres(# "first_name" text,
postgres(# Constraint "authors_pkey" Primary Key ("id")
postgres(# );
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "authors_pkey" for table "authors"
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=#
postgres=# CREATE TABLE distinguished_authors (award text)
postgres-# INHERITS (authors);
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
postgres=# \d distinguished_authors
Table "public.distinguished_authors"
Column | Type | Modifiers
------------+---------+-----------
id | integer | not null
last_name | text |
first_name | text |
award | text |
Inherits: authors
postgres=#
postgres=# drop table distinguished_authors;
DROP TABLE
postgres=# drop table authors;
DROP TABLE
postgres=#