From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:22:56 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: doc:  mention psql -l uses the 'postgres' database by default
X-Git-Tag: REL_11_BETA1~889
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e0a0deca389849383ff6337a488300eb22f31cef;p=postgresql

doc:  mention psql -l uses the 'postgres' database by default

Reported-by: Mark Wood

Bug: 14912

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20171116171735.1474.30450@wrigleys.postgresql.org

Author: David G. Johnston

Backpatch-through: 10
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index fce7e3a585..7ea7edc3d1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ EOF
       <listitem>
       <para>
       List all available databases, then exit. Other non-connection
-      options are ignored. This is similar to the meta-command
+      options are ignored. If an explicit database name is not
+      found the <literal>postgres</literal> database, not the user's,
+      will be targeted for connection. This is similar to the meta-command
       <command>\list</command>.
       </para>
       </listitem>