6 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index 8a09c5c4388..d43c91575c0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry id="app-initdb-option-sync-method">
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=<replaceable>method</replaceable></option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
index 344de921e4b..712568a62df 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=<replaceable class="parameter">method</replaceable></option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml
index 7b44ba71cf9..db5b29505cd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=<replaceable>method</replaceable></option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index 625a736eff1..1417d70a28d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=<replaceable class="parameter">method</replaceable></option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
index 80dff161682..8e0000d39fb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=<replaceable class="parameter">method</replaceable></option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
index 958c44b3616..f17fdb1ba58 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgupgrade.sgml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--sync-method</option></term>
+      <term><option>--sync-method=</option><replaceable>method</replaceable></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         When set to <literal>fsync</literal>, which is the default,