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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
index 4e696d1d3ed..62fc9cbea3d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
@@ -752,8 +752,8 @@ $ perl rewrite_dat_with_prokind.pl pg_proc.dat
next token that syntactically cannot belong to the preceding
command starts a new one. (Usually you would put a new command on
a new line, for clarity.) Tokens can be certain key words, special
- characters (parentheses, commas, etc.), numbers, or double-quoted
- strings. Everything is case sensitive.
+ characters (parentheses, commas, etc.), identifiers, numbers, or
+ single-quoted strings. Everything is case sensitive.
</para>
<para>
@@ -876,7 +876,9 @@ $ perl rewrite_dat_with_prokind.pl pg_proc.dat
<para>
NULL values can be specified using the special key word
<literal>_null_</literal>. Values that do not look like
- identifiers or digit strings must be double quoted.
+ identifiers or digit strings must be single-quoted.
+ (To include a single quote in a value, write it twice.
+ Escape-string-style backslash escapes are allowed in the string, too.)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -1046,7 +1048,7 @@ $ perl rewrite_dat_with_prokind.pl pg_proc.dat
<programlisting>
create test_table 420 (oid = oid, cola = int4, colb = text)
open test_table
-insert ( 421 1 "value1" )
+insert ( 421 1 'value 1' )
insert ( 422 2 _null_ )
close test_table
</programlisting>