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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index bdb109242e9..f575bb4ffa9 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -281,11 +281,17 @@ EOF <listitem> <para> List all available databases, then exit. Other non-connection - options are ignored. If an explicit database name is not - found the <literal>postgres</literal> database, not the user's, - will be targeted for connection. This is similar to the meta-command + options are ignored. This is similar to the meta-command <command>\list</command>. </para> + + <para> + When this option is used, <application>psql</application> will connect + to the database <literal>postgres</literal>, unless a different database + is named on the command line (option <option>-d</option> or non-option + argument, possibly via a service entry, but not via an environment + variable). + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |