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@@ -1129,14 +1129,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Specifies the name of the database to connect to. This is
equivalent to specifying <replaceable
class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> as the first non-option
- argument on the command line.
- </para>
- <para>
- If this parameter contains an <symbol>=</symbol> sign or starts
- with a valid <acronym>URI</acronym> prefix
- (<literal>postgresql://</literal>
- or <literal>postgres://</literal>), it is treated as a
- <parameter>conninfo</parameter> string. See <xref linkend="libpq-connect"/> for more information.
+ argument on the command line. The <replaceable>dbname</replaceable>
+ can be a <link linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>.
+ If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting
+ command line options.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>