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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
index 2c5e14caf24..49e849b9594 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.97 2006/01/16 19:50:03 momjian Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_table.sgml,v 1.98 2006/01/16 19:53:12 momjian Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -295,9 +295,10 @@ and <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table_constraint</replaceable> is:
<para>
An optional name for a column or table constraint. If the
constraint is violated, the constraint name is present in error messages,
- so constraint names like "col must be positive" can be used to communicate
- helpful constraint information to client applications. If not specified,
- the system generates a name.
+ so constraint names like <literal>"col must be positive"</> can be used
+ to communicate helpful constraint information to client applications.
+ (Double-quotes are required for constraint names that contain spaces.)
+ If not specified, the system generates a name.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>