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PostgreSQL Index Types and Strategies/B-tree index

Default choice for equality, ranges, and ordering.

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Section: PostgreSQL index types

B-tree index

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CREATE INDEX idx_products_sku ON products (sku);
Explanation

B-tree is the default and best starting point for many OLTP queries.

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