From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 12:57:50 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Put some kind of grammatical uniformity in the <refpurpose> lines.
X-Git-Tag: REL7_2_BETA1~573
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=89a1ea420733335ff151a481e88ea5ca076282fc;p=postgresql
Put some kind of grammatical uniformity in the <refpurpose> lines.
---
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml
index 017d4d7036..49cd37d277 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml,v 1.7 2000/03/27 17:14:42 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/abort.sgml,v 1.8 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ABORT
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Aborts the current transaction
+ abort the current transaction
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
index f7e6a66334..415049445f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml,v 1.4 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_group.sgml,v 1.5 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ALTER GROUP
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Add users to a group; remove users from a group
+ add users to a group or remove users from a group
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 87252f7467..f5f22cb85d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.25 2001/05/30 13:01:08 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml,v 1.26 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ALTER TABLE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Modifies table properties
+ change the definition of a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
index 3a502197ab..e8258f762d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml,v 1.15 2001/08/15 18:42:14 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_user.sgml,v 1.16 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ALTER USER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Modifies user account information
+ change a database user account
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
index 57d3213d61..98f38aefb9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml,v 1.1 2001/05/07 00:43:15 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml,v 1.2 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ANALYZE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Collect statistics about a <productname>Postgres</productname> database
+ collect statistics about a database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml
index cc97c728d3..b2b9a88d6b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml,v 1.13 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/begin.sgml,v 1.14 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
BEGIN
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Begins a transaction in chained mode
+ start a transaction block
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
index 5336c3f552..dd15c21038 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml,v 1.4 2001/03/13 01:17:05 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/checkpoint.sgml,v 1.5 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="sql-checkpoint">
<docinfo>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>CHECKPOINT</refname>
- <refpurpose>Force transaction log checkpoint</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>force a transaction log checkpoint</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
index 1a470c00b8..e56e803130 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml,v 1.7 1999/07/22 15:09:06 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml,v 1.8 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CLOSE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Close a cursor
+ close a cursor
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml
index c6eda9d5e3..de6dfa3af6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml,v 1.10 2001/01/13 23:58:55 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CLUSTER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Gives storage clustering advice to the server
+ cluster a table according to an index
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml
index c31939bb73..0ccff62a30 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml,v 1.8 2001/03/05 19:00:39 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/comment.sgml,v 1.9 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
COMMENT
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Add comment to an object
+ define or change the comment of an object
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml
index 97dd13e972..301fcd0101 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml,v 1.10 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/commit.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
COMMIT
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Commits the current transaction
+ commit the current transaction
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index d433fbb01c..7727f06cbd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.22 2001/08/10 23:09:30 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.23 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
COPY
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Copies data between files and tables
+ copy data between files and tables
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml
index 07546a0732..4ef5f98370 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml,v 1.13 2001/01/20 20:59:29 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_aggregate.sgml,v 1.14 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE AGGREGATE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a new aggregate function
+ define a new aggregate function
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml
index c8759c8f18..3ffefe4cbd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml,v 1.2 2000/07/22 04:30:27 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_constraint.sgml,v 1.3 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Create a trigger to support a constraint
+ define a new constraint trigger
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index 20477ac191..4b5c57bbbb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml,v 1.18 2001/08/26 16:55:59 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml,v 1.19 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE DATABASE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new database
+ create a new database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
index aa6552dca7..a24a4252cf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.25 2001/08/13 21:34:51 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.26 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
-->
<refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.25 2001/08/13
<refnamediv>
<refname>CREATE FUNCTION</refname>
- <refpurpose>Defines a new function</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>define a new function</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml
index 97c5700b62..f88caa6405 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml,v 1.3 2001/07/12 18:02:58 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_group.sgml,v 1.4 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE GROUP
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new group
+ define a new user group
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
index f2b042d771..b6c7b268db 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.22 2001/08/21 16:35:59 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_index.sgml,v 1.23 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE INDEX
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Constructs a secondary index
+ define a new index
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
index 73dd7773e8..bcce7d6c61 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml,v 1.15 2001/08/13 21:34:51 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml,v 1.16 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE LANGUAGE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a new language for functions
+ define a new procedural language
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml
index a4daba49cb..e1ae4034d6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml,v 1.19 2001/05/08 17:51:30 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_operator.sgml,v 1.20 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE OPERATOR
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a new user operator
+ define a new operator
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
index a2388b09d1..4d682c8899 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml,v 1.24 2001/07/09 23:50:31 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml,v 1.25 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE RULE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a new rule
+ define a new rewrite rule
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
index 4f7b8b296d..ec44b35f1a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml,v 1.18 2001/08/16 20:38:53 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_sequence.sgml,v 1.19 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE SEQUENCE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new sequence number generator
+ define a new sequence
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index b7ac1b2955..759962be0e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.44 2001/08/10 20:52:24 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.45 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE TABLE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new table
+ define a new table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
index 47c5829f15..a0144ab658 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.6 2001/03/20 20:54:41 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table_as.sgml,v 1.7 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE TABLE AS
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new table from the results of a SELECT
+ create a new table from the results of a query
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
index 71f26d1c5f..97ee0a7a29 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml,v 1.14 2001/06/10 03:46:31 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml,v 1.15 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE TRIGGER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new trigger
+ define a new trigger
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
index 1693063ad3..750fdcfe89 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.20 2001/08/03 20:47:40 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml,v 1.21 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE TYPE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a new base data type
+ define a new data type
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml
index f72b20f59d..0abb976179 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml,v 1.18 2001/08/15 18:42:14 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_user.sgml,v 1.19 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE USER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new database user
+ define a new database user account
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml
index f13dee1dd4..bb383e41e5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.11 2001/08/10 23:49:20 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
CREATE VIEW
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Constructs a virtual table
+ define a new view
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
index 2927009708..cd1426dea9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.19 2001/08/29 19:11:00 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.20 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>createdb</refname>
- <refpurpose>Create a new <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>create a new <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
index b50873cf7a..d38619e701 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.16 2001/05/09 22:08:18 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.17 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname id="createlang">createlang</refname>
- <refpurpose>Add a new programming language to a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>define a new <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> procedural language</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
index 157abdd788..729945de01 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.19 2001/08/26 04:20:36 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.20 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>createuser</refname>
- <refpurpose>Create a new <productname>Postgres</productname> user</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>define a new <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user account</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
index e5b1a6d950..6e00edb4b8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml,v 1.12 2001/02/15 21:11:17 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml,v 1.13 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DECLARE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Defines a cursor for table access
+ define a cursor
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml
index 261ac32708..3597db386b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.13 2001/05/27 09:59:28 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/delete.sgml,v 1.14 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DELETE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes rows from a table
+ delete rows of a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
index 316f379972..6b67a84fb7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml,v 1.11 2001/05/02 20:35:21 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP AGGREGATE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes the definition of an aggregate function
+ remove a user-defined aggregate function
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
index 7f0d79f576..438603229a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/11 23:01:43 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP DATABASE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes an existing database
+ remove a database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml
index 2799c5872e..3e7883e5bf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml,v 1.12 2001/05/19 09:01:10 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_function.sgml,v 1.13 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP FUNCTION
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes a user-defined C function
+ remove a user-defined function
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml
index 0d7db1ef09..e39ff0e187 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml,v 1.1 2000/01/14 22:11:32 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_group.sgml,v 1.2 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP GROUP
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes a group
+ remove a user group
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml
index ad9edd92f1..0fdce31e0f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml,v 1.10 2001/05/08 17:51:30 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP INDEX
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes an index from the database
+ remove an index
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
index 45331c6ae1..5f4b218bfa 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml,v 1.10 2001/08/13 21:34:51 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP LANGUAGE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes a user-defined procedural language
+ remove a user-defined procedural language
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml
index 375cd0e596..23e39f434b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml,v 1.10 2001/05/08 17:51:30 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP OPERATOR
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes an operator from the database
+ remove a user-defined operator
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
index 85817a612e..6063c114ab 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP RULE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes rules from the database
+ remove a rewrite rule
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
index d38866e6e3..5782fdc6a2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP SEQUENCE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes sequences from a database
+ remove a sequence
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index f90faee34e..0899c5a7d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.10 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP TABLE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes tables from a database
+ remove a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
index beb5f20263..81a9219f10 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml,v 1.6 1999/07/22 15:09:11 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml,v 1.7 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP TRIGGER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes the definition of a trigger
+ remove a trigger
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
index 59ab791192..8e347906b4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml,v 1.9 2001/01/13 23:58:55 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP TYPE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes user-defined types from the system catalogs
+ remove a user-defined data type
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
index e5502d9eae..9c7cc4c58c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml,v 1.11 2000/03/27 17:14:42 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP USER
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes a user
+ remove a database user account
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
index c31ea84c81..918da7c5e0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
DROP VIEW
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Removes views from the database
+ remove a view
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
index 6b066aee19..10fd58321e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.10 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>dropdb</refname>
- <refpurpose>Removes a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>remove a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
index 6ffbd200e2..1e51988577 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.11 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname id="droplang">droplang</refname>
- <refpurpose>Removes a programming language from a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>remove a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> procedural language</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
index c03f5fcbfe..73c8524999 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.12 2001/08/13 15:24:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.13 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>dropuser</refname>
- <refpurpose>Removes a <productname>Postgres</productname> user</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>remove a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user account</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml
index 83128c2364..0789c9fa3a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml,v 1.9 2001/08/24 22:37:36 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/ecpg-ref.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<application>ecpg</application>
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Embedded SQL C preprocessor
+ embedded SQL C preprocessor
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml
index 1df5ea2904..9f3bd5db29 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml,v 1.4 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/end.sgml,v 1.5 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
END
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Commits the current transaction
+ commit the current transaction
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
index 1786cd9a2e..7bccea72ad 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml,v 1.11 2000/10/05 19:48:18 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
EXPLAIN
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Shows statement execution plan
+ show the execution plan of a statement
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
index bad0c4cdc0..ee04243867 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml,v 1.14 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml,v 1.15 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
FETCH
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Gets rows using a cursor
+ retrieve rows from a table using a cursor
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
index 98f221cf19..c3abce3b28 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.11 2001/06/09 23:21:54 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>GRANT</refname>
- <refpurpose>Grants access privileges to a user, a group, or all users</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>define access privileges</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index 954a48c16a..9e94eccf76 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.15 2001/01/20 22:09:24 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.16 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>initdb</refname>
- <refpurpose>Create a new <productname>Postgres</productname> database cluster</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>create a new <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database cluster</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initlocation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initlocation.sgml
index 732a2d6ef7..a7abfcdb66 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initlocation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initlocation.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/initlocation.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/initlocation.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>initlocation</refname>
- <refpurpose>Create a secondary <productname>Postgres</productname> database storage area</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>create a secondary <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database storage area</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
index f6ab93f9f5..aad43dd010 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml,v 1.14 2001/05/27 09:59:28 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml,v 1.15 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
INSERT
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Inserts new rows into a table
+ create new rows in a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml
index 006bf50ac0..cb468f8c61 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/ipcclean.sgml,v 1.3 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/ipcclean.sgml,v 1.4 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>ipcclean</refname>
- <refpurpose>Clean up shared memory and semaphores from aborted backends</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>remove shared memory and semaphores from an aborted <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml
index c3110686ad..4497f1d67a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml,v 1.9 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/listen.sgml,v 1.10 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
LISTEN
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Listen for a response on a notify condition
+ listen for a notification
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml
index 13008586c3..3c71950f55 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml,v 1.8 2001/05/19 09:01:10 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml,v 1.9 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
-->
<refentry id="SQL-LOAD">
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/load.sgml,v 1.8 2001/05/19 09:01:10 pet
<refnamediv>
<refname>LOAD</refname>
- <refpurpose>Loads a shared object file</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>load or reload a shared object file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml
index b66f42e7eb..c8afdd2643 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml,v 1.27 2001/08/10 14:30:14 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml,v 1.28 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
LOCK
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Explicitly lock a table / tables inside a transaction
+ explicitly lock a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
index a97267ec98..23dec1f677 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml,v 1.10 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
MOVE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Moves cursor position
+ position a cursor on a specified row of a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
index 0e5748a736..02a0e4c3e1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml,v 1.13 2000/10/05 19:48:18 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/notify.sgml,v 1.14 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
NOTIFY
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Signals all frontends and backends listening on a notify condition
+ generate a notification
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml
index 89fc04fbf7..a61539d162 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml,v 1.6 2001/08/28 14:20:26 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_config-ref.sgml,v 1.7 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="app-pgconfig">
<docinfo>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>pg_config</refname>
- <refpurpose>Provides information about the installed version of <productname>PostgreSQL</></refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>retrieve information about the installed version of <productname>PostgreSQL</></refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
index 0b9d3f9846..84022f9f69 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.7 2001/04/27 01:31:56 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml,v 1.8 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>pg_ctl</refname>
- <refpurpose>Starts, stops, or restarts postmaster</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>start, stop, or restart a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index 1da554aa70..9712ed3aa7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.35 2001/08/22 20:23:23 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.36 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refname>pg_dump</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Extract a <productname>Postgres</productname> database into a script file or other archive file
+ extract a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database into a script file or other archive file
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index bf35106c67..aff2ac5598 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.22 2001/05/17 21:12:48 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.23 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>pg_dumpall</refname>
- <refpurpose>Extract all databases into a script file</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>extract all <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> databases into a script file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
index 8e244c237f..66d666cc68 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_passwd.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pg_passwd.sgml,v 1.7 2001/06/18 16:11:30 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pg_passwd.sgml,v 1.8 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>pg_passwd</refname>
- <refpurpose>Manipulate a secondary password file</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>change a secondary password file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
index 22f264ceac..cacb9f9ae8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.14 2001/08/22 20:23:23 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml,v 1.15 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="APP-PGRESTORE">
<docinfo>
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
<refname>pg_restore</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Restore a <PRODUCTNAME>Postgres</PRODUCTNAME> database from an archive file created by
-<command>pg_dump</command>
+ restore a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database from an archive file created by pg_dump
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgaccess-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgaccess-ref.sgml
index d2aa9782d0..c4bcdb7bba 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgaccess-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgaccess-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pgaccess-ref.sgml,v 1.10 2001/05/17 21:50:18 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/pgaccess-ref.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>pgaccess</refname>
- <refpurpose><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> graphical client</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>a graphical <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> client application</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
index 83236297bf..fda88ae1d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.17 2001/03/17 16:27:31 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.18 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>postgres</refname>
- <refpurpose>Run a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> single-user backend</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>run a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server in single-user mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
index 2d29cb0832..aeb11a6c6d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.19 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.20 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname id="postmaster-ref">postmaster</refname>
- <refpurpose><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> multi-user database server</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose><productname>PostgreSQL</productname> multiuser database server</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<para>
<application>postmaster</application> is the
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> multi-user database server.
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> multiuser database server.
In order for a client application to access a database it connects
(over a network or locally) to a running
<application>postmaster</application>. The
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index ef14a9fdd4..a495160eee 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.57 2001/07/15 13:45:03 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.58 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname><application>psql</application></refname>
<refpurpose>
- <productname>Postgres</productname> interactive terminal
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> interactive terminal
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml
index 6e5722ae85..bcff1072a5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml,v 1.3 2000/10/05 19:48:18 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reindex.sgml,v 1.4 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
REINDEX
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Recover corrupted system indexes under stand-alone Postgres
+ recover a corrupted system index
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
index 85194663eb..59228cc819 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml,v 1.11 2001/06/07 04:50:56 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml,v 1.12 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Postgres documentation
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>RESET</refname>
- <refpurpose>Restores run-time parameters to default values</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>restore the value of a run-time parameter to a default value</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
index f77ed62ea6..e1729b3d72 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml,v 1.15 2001/06/09 23:21:54 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml,v 1.16 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname>REVOKE</refname>
- <refpurpose>Revokes access privilege from a user, a group, or all users.</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>remove access privileges</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
index 25daecb9f5..527ea84749 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml,v 1.8 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/rollback.sgml,v 1.9 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
ROLLBACK
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Aborts the current transaction
+ abort the current transaction
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index b6bbd7e5d1..f24dbc55f4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.43 2001/06/10 03:46:31 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.44 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
SELECT
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Retrieves rows from a table or view
+ retrieve rows from a table or view
</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
index 50d2780a6d..05b1e1fc79 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.10 2001/03/20 20:54:41 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select_into.sgml,v 1.11 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
SELECT INTO
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Creates a new table from the results of a SELECT
+ create a new table from the results of a query
</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
index 417eb9be3c..2b3e41a1c9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.52 2001/03/05 19:00:01 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.53 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Postgres documentation
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>SET</refname>
- <refpurpose>Set run-time parameters</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>change a run-time parameter</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml
index af8bfcb60e..be0a9eb8fb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml,v 1.2 2000/07/14 15:27:14 thomas Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_constraints.sgml,v 1.3 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="SQL-SET-CONSTRAINTS">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-SET-CONSTRAINTS-title">SET CONSTRAINTS</refentrytitle>
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>SET CONSTRAINTS</refname>
- <refpurpose>Set the constraint mode of the current SQL-transaction</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>set the constraint mode of the current transaction</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<refsynopsisdivinfo>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml
index ba3ec6fb54..faae220e1d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml,v 1.1 2001/05/08 21:06:42 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_session_auth.sgml,v 1.2 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="SQL-SET-SESSION-AUTHORIZATION">
<docinfo>
<date>2001-04-21</date>
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION</refname>
- <refpurpose>Set the session user identifier and the current user identifier
- of the current SQL-session context</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>set the session user identifier and the current user identifier
+ of the current session</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
index aa97b2f7d4..3bb623c3a0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml,v 1.4 2001/06/30 22:03:25 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set_transaction.sgml,v 1.5 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $ -->
<refentry id="SQL-SET-TRANSACTION">
<docinfo>
<date>2000-11-24</date>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>SET TRANSACTION</refname>
- <refpurpose>Set the characteristics of the current SQL-transaction</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>set the characteristics of the current transaction</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
index 3674a97c5b..933b6a13ab 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.12 2001/06/07 04:50:56 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.13 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Postgres documentation
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>SHOW</refname>
- <refpurpose>Shows run-time parameters</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>show the value of a run-time parameter</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml
index 0459c92921..861c93b116 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml,v 1.2 1999/10/01 15:24:09 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/truncate.sgml,v 1.3 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
TRUNCATE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Empty a table
+ empty a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml
index 4f4c1cf2b5..dd7680404b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml,v 1.14 2001/01/13 23:58:55 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/unlisten.sgml,v 1.15 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
UNLISTEN
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Stop listening for notification
+ stop listening for a notification
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
index f47b2663ac..f2a2043373 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.15 2001/05/27 09:59:28 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.16 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Postgres documentation
UPDATE
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Replaces values of columns in a table
+ update rows of a table
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
index 62e47a7086..b148329191 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml,v 1.18 2001/08/26 16:55:59 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml,v 1.19 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
VACUUM
</refname>
<refpurpose>
- Clean and optionally analyze a <productname>Postgres</productname> database
+ garbage-collect and optionally analyze a database
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
index 141d2dcd57..a4d1a4c26e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.17 2001/07/10 22:09:28 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.18 2001/09/03 12:57:50 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<refnamediv>
<refname id="vacuumdb">vacuumdb</refname>
- <refpurpose>Clean and analyze a <productname>Postgres</productname> database</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>garbage-collect and analyze a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
index 57dcc7ed28..e4c85ed699 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- reference.sgml
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.17 2001/05/08 21:06:42 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.18 2001/09/03 12:57:49 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL Reference Manual
-->
@@ -12,13 +12,36 @@ PostgreSQL Reference Manual
&legal;
</bookinfo>
+ <preface id="reference-preface">
+ <title>Preface</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The entries in this <citetitle>Reference Manual</citetitle> are
+ meant to provide in reasonable length an authorative, complete, and
+ formal summary about the respective subjects. More information
+ about the use of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, in
+ narrative, tutorial, or example form, may be found in other parts
+ of the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation set.
+ See the cross-references listed on each reference page.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <citetitle>Reference Manual</citetitle> entries are also
+ available as traditional <quote>man</quote> pages.
+ </para>
+ </preface>
+
<reference id="sql-commands">
<title>SQL Commands</title>
<partintro>
<para>
- This is reference information for the <acronym>SQL</acronym>
- commands supported by <productname>Postgres</productname>.
+ This part contains reference information for the
+ <acronym>SQL</acronym> commands supported by
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. By <quote>SQL</quote> the
+ language in general is meant; information about the standards
+ conformance and compatibility of each command can be found on the
+ respective reference page.
</para>
</partintro>
@@ -120,15 +143,20 @@ Disable this chapter until we have more functions documented.
<partintro>
<para>
- This is reference information for
- <productname>Postgres</productname> client applications and
- utilities.
+ This part contains reference information for
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> client applications and
+ utilities. Not all of these commands are of general utility, some
+ may require special privileges. The common feature of these
+ applications is that they can be run on any host, independent of
+ where the database server resides.
</para>
</partintro>
&createdb;
+ &createlang;
&createuser;
&dropdb;
+ &droplang;
&dropuser;
&ecpgRef;
&pgAccess;
@@ -148,14 +176,14 @@ Disable this chapter until we have more functions documented.
<partintro>
<para>
- This is reference information for
- <productname>Postgres</productname>
- server applications and support utilities.
+ This part contains reference information for
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server applications and
+ support utilities. These commands can only be run usefully on the
+ host where the database server resides. Other utility programs
+ are listed in <xref linkend="reference-client">.
</para>
</partintro>
- &createlang;
- &droplang;
&initdb;
&initlocation;
&ipcclean;