--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Roman Rokytskyy"
<rrokytskyy@...> wrote:

>
> > PostgreSQL and SQLite have something called vacuum, is there a

similar

> > option for Firebird?
>
> Here it is called garbage collection, happens in background and does
> not require user/admin intervention. It just works.
>

It should be pointed out that backing up the database performs garbage
collection at the same time (unless you explicitly ask it not to). If
you have a scheduled backup regime (as any production database server
should have), it becomes a non issue.

Adam