Open two psql sessions.
Session A:
BEGIN;
DELETE FROM users; -- deletes all 1 million rows
-- don't commit yet
Open two psql sessions. Session A: BEGIN; DELETE FROM users; -- deletes all 1 million rows --...
Open two psql sessions.
Session A:
BEGIN;
DELETE FROM users; -- deletes all 1 million rows
-- don't commit yet

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