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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 29ad1aa275a..aa71674731e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -560,11 +560,17 @@ EOF <varlistentry> <term><option>-?</></term> - <term><option>--help</></term> + <term><option>--help[=<replaceable class="parameter">topic</>]</option></term> <listitem> <para> - Show help about <application>psql</application> command line - arguments, and exit. + Show help about <application>psql</application> and exit. The optional + <replaceable class="parameter">topic</> parameter (defaulting + to <literal>options</literal>) selects which part of psql is + explained: <literal>commands</> describes <application>psql</>'s + backslash commands; <literal>options</> describes the commandline + switches that can be passed to <application>psql</>; + and <literal>variables</> shows help about about psql configuration + variables. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -2574,10 +2580,17 @@ testdb=> <userinput>\setenv LESS -imx4F</userinput> <varlistentry> - <term><literal>\?</literal></term> + <term><literal>\? [ <replaceable class="parameter">topic</> ]</literal></term> <listitem> <para> - Shows help information about the backslash commands. + Shows help information. The optional + <replaceable class="parameter">topic</> parameter + (defaulting to <literal>commands</>) selects which part of psql is + explained: <literal>commands</> describes <application>psql</>'s + backslash commands; <literal>options</> describes the commandline + switches that can be passed to <application>psql</>; + and <literal>variables</> shows help about about psql configuration + variables. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |