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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 4635cf2bb5e..c392109e6d3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -6605,13 +6605,20 @@ SELECT EXTRACT(CENTURY FROM TIMESTAMP '2001-02-16 20:38:40');
<term><literal>day</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The day (of the month) field (1 - 31)
+ For <type>timestamp</type> values, the day (of the month) field
+ (1 - 31) ; for <type>interval</type> values, the number of days
</para>
<screen>
SELECT EXTRACT(DAY FROM TIMESTAMP '2001-02-16 20:38:40');
<lineannotation>Result: </lineannotation><computeroutput>16</computeroutput>
+
+SELECT EXTRACT(DAY FROM INTERVAL '40 days 1 minute');
+<lineannotation>Result: </lineannotation><computeroutput>40</computeroutput>
</screen>
+
+
+
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -6827,7 +6834,7 @@ SELECT EXTRACT(MINUTE FROM TIMESTAMP '2001-02-16 20:38:40');
<listitem>
<para>
For <type>timestamp</type> values, the number of the month
- within the year (1 - 12) ; for <type>interval</type> values
+ within the year (1 - 12) ; for <type>interval</type> values,
the number of months, modulo 12 (0 - 11)
</para>