diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 2da4abc340..1bf95871c0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
@@ -3984,12 +3984,13 @@
- The catalog pg_statistic stores statistical data
- about the contents of the database. Entries are created by
- ANALYZE and subsequently used by the query planner.
- There is one entry for each table column that has been analyzed.
- Note that all the statistical data is inherently approximate,
- even assuming that it is up-to-date.
+ The catalog pg_statistic stores
+ statistical data about the contents of the database. Entries are
+ created by
+ and subsequently used by the query planner. There is one entry for
+ each table column that has been analyzed. Note that all the
+ statistical data is inherently approximate, even assuming that it
+ is up-to-date.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_index.sgml
index 813235fd60..93273c11d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_index.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_index.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ALTER INDEX name RESET ( new_name
- New name for the index.
+ The new name for the index.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
index 28c272179a..bb293af03c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/analyze.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
-ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ table [ (column [, ...] ) ] ]
+ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ table [ ( column [, ...] ) ] ]
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ table [ (ANALYZE collects statistics about the contents
- of tables in the database, and stores the results in the system
- table pg_statistic. Subsequently, the query
- planner uses these statistics to help determine the most efficient
- execution plans for queries.
+ of tables in the database, and stores the results in the pg_statistic
+ system catalog. Subsequently, the query planner uses these
+ statistics to help determine the most efficient execution plans for
+ queries.
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ ANALYZE [ VERBOSE ] [ table [ (ANALYZE is run,
even if the actual table contents did not change. This might result
in small changes in the planner's estimated costs shown by
- EXPLAIN. In rare situations, this
+ . In rare situations, this
non-determinism will cause the query optimizer to choose a
different query plan between runs of ANALYZE. To
avoid this, raise the amount of statistics collected by
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
index 2e5309ff0f..f4fada4ac7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/close.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ CLOSE { name | ALL }
- You can see all available cursors by querying the
- pg_cursors system view.
+ You can see all available cursors by querying the pg_cursors system view.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
index ebb1466bc0..d73f14b2d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DROP AGGREGATE [ IF EXISTS ] name (
Description
- DROP AGGREGATE will delete an existing
+ DROP AGGREGATE removes an existing
aggregate function. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the aggregate function.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml
index ebb7eb500b..2e7f9e37cd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_domain.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
-DROP DOMAIN [IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
+DROP DOMAIN [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ DROP DOMAIN [IF EXISTS ] name [, ..
Description
- DROP DOMAIN will remove a domain. Only the
- owner of a domain can remove it.
+ DROP DOMAIN removes a domain. Only the owner of
+ a domain can remove it.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
index 1e3c960a72..ca0d667b6e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE [ IF EXISTS ] nameDescription
- DROP LANGUAGE will remove the definition
- of the previously registered procedural language called
- name.
- You must be superuser or owner of the language to
- use DROP LANGUAGE.
+ DROP LANGUAGE removes the definition of a
+ previously registered procedural language. You must be a superuser
+ or the owner of the language to use DROP LANGUAGE.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
index b0755ee188..58be47acb0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ DROP SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] name [,
Description
- DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number generators.
+ DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number
+ generators. A sequence can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index 46ee3ac9b0..287d6dbd99 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ..
DROP TABLE removes tables from the database.
- Only its owner can destroy a table. To empty a table of rows
+ Only its owner can drop a table. To empty a table of rows
without destroying the table, use or .
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
index a579d5794d..9b7103a926 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DROP TRIGGER [ IF EXISTS ] name ON
Description
- DROP TRIGGER will remove an existing
+ DROP TRIGGER removes an existing
trigger definition. To execute this command, the current
user must be the owner of the table for which the trigger is defined.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
index 139690879f..4388433187 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DROP TYPE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...
Description
- DROP TYPE will remove a user-defined data type.
+ DROP TYPE removes a user-defined data type.
Only the owner of a type can remove it.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/execute.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/execute.sgml
index be3ba28a79..cc95860915 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/execute.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/execute.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
-EXECUTE name [ (parameter [, ...] ) ]
+EXECUTE name [ ( parameter [, ...] ) ]
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
index 8ed0a57b58..a311affc3c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_restore.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
pg_restore
- restore a PostgreSQL database from an archive file created by pg_dump
+ restore a PostgreSQL database from an
+ archive file created by pg_dump
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
index 62097152be..c7be790b71 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/prepare.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
-PREPARE name [ (datatype [, ...] ) ] AS statement
+PREPARE name [ ( datatype [, ...] ) ] AS statement
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index 689a498566..0f1ada97cb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ where from_item can be one of:
- USING (join_column [, ...])
+ USING ( join_column [, ...] )
A clause of the form USING ( a, b, ... ) is