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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index e96a443e0c..fbfdcb3c2a 100644
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.48 2002/08/18 09:36:25 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.49 2002/08/27 18:57:26 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
does not block other users accessing the database (readers or
writers).
</para>
+ </refsect1>
- <refsect2 id="pg-dump-options">
- <title>Options</title>
+ <refsect1 id="pg-dump-options">
+ <title>Options</title>
- <para>
- <command>pg_dump</command> accepts the following command
- line arguments. (Long option forms are only available on some platforms.)
+ <para>
+ The following command-line options are used to control the output format.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -408,7 +408,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<term><option>--verbose</></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies verbose mode.
+ Specifies verbose mode. This will cause
+ <application>pg_dump</application> to print progress messages
+ to standard error.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -499,13 +501,11 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
-
</variablelist>
</para>
+
<para>
- <command>pg_dump</command> also accepts
- the following command line arguments for connection parameters:
+ The following command-line options control the database connection parameters.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -555,8 +555,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
- </refsect2>
+ <para>
+ Long option forms are only available on some platforms.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>