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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml index 18343d3b16..09caea1314 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.13 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml,v 1.14 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $ Postgres documentation --> <refentry id="APP-INITDB"> <docinfo> - <date>2000-11-11</date> + <date>2000-12-25</date> </docinfo> <refmeta> @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Postgres documentation <para> Creating a database system consists of creating the directories in which the database data will live, generating the shared catalog tables - (tables that don't belong to any particular database), and + (tables that do not belong to any particular database), and creating the <literal>template1</literal> database. When you create a new database, everything in the <literal>template1</literal> database is copied. @@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ Postgres documentation <term>-D <replaceable class="parameter">dbdir</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> - This option specifies where in the file system the database should be - stored. This is the only information required by initdb, but you can avoid - it by setting the <envar>PGDATA</envar> environment variable, which - can be convenient since the database server (<filename>postmaster</filename>) - can find the database directory later by the same variable. + This option specifies where in the file system the database + should be stored. This is the only information required by + <application>initdb</application>, but you can avoid it by + setting the <envar>PGDATA</envar> environment variable, which + can be convenient since the database server + (<filename>postmaster</filename>) can find the database + directory later by the same variable. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -108,10 +110,11 @@ Postgres documentation <term>-i <replaceable class="parameter">sysid</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> - Selects the system id of the database superuser. This defaults to - the effective user id of the user running initdb. It is really - not important what the superuser's sysid is, but one might choose - to start the numbering at some number like 1. + Selects the system id of the database superuser. This defaults + to the effective user id of the user running + <application>initdb</application>. It is really not important + what the superuser's sysid is, but one might choose to start + the numbering at some number like 1. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -121,10 +124,11 @@ Postgres documentation <term>-W</term> <listitem> <para> - Makes initdb prompt for a password of the database superuser. If you - don't plan on using password authentication, this is not important. - Otherwise you won't be able to use password authentication until - you have a password set up. + Makes <application>initdb</application> prompt for a password + of the database superuser. If you don't plan on using password + authentication, this is not important. Otherwise you won't be + able to use password authentication until you have a password + set up. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -154,10 +158,10 @@ Postgres documentation <term>-L <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> - Specifies where initdb should find its input files to - initialize the database system. This is normally not - necessary. You will be told if you need to specify their - location explicitly. + Specifies where <application>initdb</application> should find + its input files to initialize the database system. This is + normally not necessary. You will be told if you need to + specify their location explicitly. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |