3 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
index e09c523b1a..073b83fd7d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.33 2003/05/02 20:54:33 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.34 2003/07/29 00:03:17 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -147,11 +147,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>-e</option></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Sets the default date style to <quote>European</quote>, which
-	means that the <quote>day before month</quote> (rather than
-	month before day) rule is used to interpret ambiguous date
-	input, and that the day is printed before the month in certain
-	date output formats.  See <xref linkend="datatype-datetime"> for more information.
+        Sets the default date style to <quote>European</quote>, that is
+	<literal>DMY</> ordering of input date fields.  This also causes
+	the day to be printed before the month in certain date output formats.
+	See <xref linkend="datatype-datetime"> for more information.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
index 08ea5f3c2f..bb1ddd2275 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.79 2003/07/17 00:55:36 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.80 2003/07/29 00:03:17 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -283,9 +283,10 @@ SET search_path TO my_schema, public;
 
   <para>
    Set the style of date to traditional
-   <productname>POSTGRES</productname> with European conventions:
+   <productname>POSTGRES</productname> with <quote>day before month</>
+   input convention:
 <screen>
-SET datestyle TO postgres,european;
+SET datestyle TO postgres, dmy;
 </screen>
   </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
index 1302ee2661..1f0f52735a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.29 2003/07/15 19:19:56 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.30 2003/07/29 00:03:17 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ SHOW ALL
 SHOW DateStyle;
  DateStyle
 -----------
- ISO, US
+ ISO, MDY
 (1 row)
 </programlisting>
   </para>