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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 614f482ba50..3a140488e4e 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.185 2000/11/14 01:15:01 momjian Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.186 2000/11/14 18:11:31 petere Exp $
*
* NOTES
*
@@ -790,30 +790,30 @@ static void
usage(const char *progname)
{
printf("%s is the PostgreSQL server.\n\n", progname);
- printf("Usage:\n %s [options]\n\n", progname);
+ printf("Usage:\n %s [options...]\n\n", progname);
printf("Options:\n");
#ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING
- printf(" -A 1|0 enable/disable runtime assert checking\n");
+ printf(" -A 1|0 enable/disable run-time assert checking\n");
#endif
- printf(" -B <buffers> number of shared buffers\n");
- printf(" -c <name>=<value> set run-time parameter\n");
+ printf(" -B NBUFFERS number of shared buffers (default %d)\n", DEF_NBUFFERS);
+ printf(" -c NAME=VALUE set run-time parameter\n");
printf(" -d 1-5 debugging level\n");
- printf(" -D <directory> database directory\n");
+ printf(" -D DATADIR database directory\n");
printf(" -F turn fsync off\n");
- printf(" -h hostname specify hostname or IP address\n");
+ printf(" -h HOSTNAME host name or IP address to listen to\n");
printf(" -i enable TCP/IP connections\n");
- printf(" -k path specify Unix-domain socket name\n");
+ printf(" -k FILENAME Unix domain socket location\n");
#ifdef USE_SSL
printf(" -l enable SSL connections\n");
#endif
- printf(" -N <number> maximum number of allowed connections (1..%d, default %d)\n",
+ printf(" -N MAX-CONNECT maximum number of allowed connections (1..%d, default %d)\n",
MAXBACKENDS, DEF_MAXBACKENDS);
- printf(" -o <option> pass 'option' to each backend server\n");
- printf(" -p <port> port number to listen on\n");
- printf(" -S silent mode (dissociate from tty)\n");
+ printf(" -o OPTIONS pass 'OPTIONS' to each backend server\n");
+ printf(" -p PORT port number to listen on (default %d)\n", DEF_PGPORT);
+ printf(" -S silent mode (start in background without logging output)\n");
printf("\nDeveloper options:\n");
- printf(" -n don't reinitialize shared memory after abnormal exit\n");
+ printf(" -n do not reinitialize shared memory after abnormal exit\n");
printf(" -s send SIGSTOP to all backend servers if one dies\n");
printf("\nPlease read the documentation for the complete list of run-time\n"