diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index cd7de81ed5..d26cefa5d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.145 2003/08/01 00:15:23 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.146 2003/08/01 01:23:11 tgl Exp $
  *
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1338,9 +1338,9 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 
 	{
 		{"DateStyle", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_LOCALE,
-			gettext_noop("The display format for date and time values, "),
-			gettext_noop("as well as the rules for interpreting ambiguous "
-						 "date input values"),
+			gettext_noop("Sets display format for date and time values"),
+			gettext_noop("Also controls interpretation of ambiguous "
+						 "date inputs"),
 			GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_REPORT
 		},
 		&datestyle_string,