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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 67d802b02c2..d2011634075 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -9942,6 +9942,20 @@ SELECT date_trunc('hour', INTERVAL '3 days 02:47:33');
</para>
<para>
+<synopsis>
+date_trunc(<replaceable>stride</replaceable>, <replaceable>source</replaceable>, <replaceable>origin</replaceable>)
+</synopsis>
+ <replaceable>source</replaceable> is a value expression of type
+ <type>timestamp</type> or <type>timestamp with time zone</type>. (Values
+ of type <type>date</type> are cast automatically to
+ <type>timestamp</type>.) <replaceable>stride</replaceable> is a value
+ expression of type <type> interval</type>. The return value is likewise
+ of type <type>timestamp</type> or <type>timestamp with time zone</type>,
+ and it marks the beginning of the bin into which the
+ <replaceable>source</replaceable> is placed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
Examples:
<screen>
SELECT date_bin('15 minutes', TIMESTAMP '2020-02-11 15:44:17', TIMESTAMP '2001-01-01');
@@ -9959,6 +9973,10 @@ SELECT date_bin('15 minutes', TIMESTAMP '2020-02-11 15:44:17', TIMESTAMP '2001-0
</para>
<para>
+ Negative intervals are allowed and are treated the same as positive intervals.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The <parameter>stride</parameter> interval cannot contain units of month
or larger.
</para>