It wasn't just a typo, but bad wording. This should make it
more clear. Pointed out by Tom Lane.
<term><option>--database=<replaceable>dbname</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the name of the database to connect to dump global
- objects and discover what other databases should be dumped. If
+ Specifies the name of the database to connect to for dumping global
+ objects and discovering what other databases should be dumped. If
not specified, the <literal>postgres</literal> database will be used,
and if that does not exist, <literal>template1</literal> will be used.
</para>