Oracle in a Nutshell

Name

CREATE/ALTER/DROP TABLESPACE

Synopsis

CREATE Syntax:

CREATE [UNDO] TABLESPACE tablespace_name 
DATAFILE 'filename' [SIZE integer [K | M] [REUSE]] [Autoextend_Clause]
 [,'filename' [SIZE integer [K | M] [REUSE]] [Autoextend_Clause]]
DEFAULT Storage_Clause
[ONLINE | OFFLINE]
[
[PERMANENT | TEMPORARY]
[LOGGING | NOLOGGING]
[MINIMUM EXTENT integer]
[EXTENT MANAGEMENT 
 {DICTIONARY 
 | LOCAL [AUTOALLOCATE 
 | UNIFORM [SIZE integer [ K | M ]]]
 }]
[SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT {MANUAL | AUTO}]

ALTER Syntax:

ALTER TABLESPACE tablespace_name
{[ADD DATAFILE filename [SIZE integer [K | M]] [REUSE]] 
| [Autoextend_Clause] 
| [RENAME DATAFILE 'filename1' TO 'filename2'] 
| [DEFAULT Storage_Clause 
| [{ONLINE]|OFFLINE}] 
| [BLOCKSIZE integer [[K]]
| [{PERMANENT | TEMPORARY}] 
| [{BEGIN BACKUP | END BACKUP}] 
| [{LOGGING | NOLOGGING}] 
| [MAXIMUM EXTENT integer]
}

DROP Syntax:

DROP TABLESPACE tablespace_name
[INCLUDING CONTENTS [AND DATAFILES]] [CASCADE CONSTRAINTS]

Creates, modifies, or removes a tablespace, optionally specifying default storage characteristics for objects subsequently created in the tablespace.

Keywords

UNDO

Specifies that an UNDO tablespace is to be created. New with Oracle9i.

DATAFILE

Specifies the name of the operating system datafile for this tablespace. SIZE is required unless the file already exists. If the file does exist, you must specify the REUSE keyword.

DEFAULT Storage_Clause

Specifies the physical storage characteristics. See the Storage Clause entry under Section 7.2 for detailed ...