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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 4c87d8ad7fe..eb5e3b19048 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1608,9 +1608,13 @@ Tue Oct 26 21:40:57 CEST 1999 optionally stores the query's output in <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable> or pipes the output into a separate Unix shell executing <replaceable - class="parameter">command</replaceable>. A bare - <literal>\g</literal> is virtually equivalent to a semicolon. A - <literal>\g</literal> with argument is a <quote>one-shot</quote> + class="parameter">command</replaceable>. The file or command is + written to only if the query successfully returns zero or more tuples, + not if the query fails or is a non-data-returning SQL command. + </para> + <para> + A bare <literal>\g</literal> is essentially equivalent to a semicolon. + A <literal>\g</literal> with argument is a <quote>one-shot</quote> alternative to the <command>\o</command> command. </para> </listitem> |