2 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
index e2921667184..003c415b43a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/file-fdw.sgml
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
 
+  <varlistentry>
+   <term><literal>encoding</literal></term>
+
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Specifies the file's encoding.
+     the same as <command>COPY</>'s <literal>ENCODING</literal> option.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+
  </variablelist>
 
  <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 38424ad04b9..6429a4ef0d7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     QUOTE '<replaceable class="parameter">quote_character</replaceable>'
     ESCAPE '<replaceable class="parameter">escape_character</replaceable>'
     FORCE_QUOTE { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
-    FORCE_NOT_NULL ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] )
+    FORCE_NOT_NULL ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) |
+    ENCODING '<replaceable class="parameter">encoding_name</replaceable>'
 </synopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -282,6 +283,18 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><literal>ENCODING</></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      Specifies that the file is encoded in the <replaceable
+      class="parameter">encoding_name</replaceable>.  If this option is
+      omitted, the current client encoding is used. See the Notes below
+      for more details.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -377,8 +390,9 @@ COPY <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    Input data is interpreted according to the current client encoding,
-    and output data is encoded in the current client encoding, even
+    Input data is interpreted according to <literal>ENCODING</literal>
+    option or the current client encoding, and output data is encoded
+    in <literal>ENCODING</literal> or the current client encoding, even
     if the data does not pass through the client but is read from or
     written to a file directly by the server.
    </para>