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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml index d74941d8c81..4466c30548f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.16 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.17 2001/02/18 17:53:54 tgl Exp $ Postgres documentation --> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Postgres documentation Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the <application>postmaster</application> is running. If host begins with a slash, it is used - as the directory for the unix domain socket. + as the directory for the Unix-domain socket. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -98,17 +98,26 @@ Postgres documentation <term>-D, --location <replaceable class="parameter">datadir</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> - Specifies the alternative database location. See also <xref + Specifies the alternative location for the database. See also <xref linkend="app-initlocation">. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term>-T, --template <replaceable class="parameter">template</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Specifies the template database from which to build this database. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term>-E, --encoding <replaceable class="parameter">encoding</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> - Specifies the character encoding scheme to be used with this database. + Specifies the character encoding scheme to be used in this database. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -140,6 +149,12 @@ Postgres documentation The options <literal>-h</literal>, <literal>-p</literal>, <literal>-U</literal>, <literal>-W</literal>, and <literal>-e</literal> are passed on literally to <xref linkend="app-psql">. + + The options <literal>-D</literal>, <literal>-T</literal>, and + <literal>-E</literal> are converted into options for the underlying + SQL command <xref linkend="SQL-CREATEDATABASE" + endterm="SQL-CREATEDATABASE-title">, which see for more information + about them. </para> </refsect2> @@ -168,7 +183,7 @@ Postgres documentation <listitem> <para> The comment/description for the database could not be created. - the database itself will have been created already. You can use the + The database itself will have been created already. You can use the <acronym>SQL</acronym> command <command>COMMENT ON DATABASE</command> to create the comment later on. </para> @@ -199,10 +214,10 @@ Postgres documentation the <productname>Postgres</productname> interactive terminal <xref linkend="APP-PSQL">. Thus, there is nothing special about creating databases via this or other methods. This means - that the <application>psql</application> must be found by the script and that - a database server is running at the targeted host. Also, any default + that the <application>psql</application> program must be found by the script and that + a database server must be running at the targeted port. Also, any default settings and environment variables available to <application>psql</application> - and the <application>libpq</application> front-end library do apply. + and the <application>libpq</application> front-end library will apply. </para> </refsect1> |