diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
index caffb5c35a..3b12e94f79 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
database server:
$ createdb demo
-CREATE DATABASE
- The response is the same as you would have gotten from running the
- CREATE DATABASE SQL command.
@@ -278,8 +275,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
underlying command:
$ createdb -p 5000 -h eden -E LATIN1 -e demo
-CREATE DATABASE "demo" WITH ENCODING = 'LATIN1'
-CREATE DATABASE
+CREATE DATABASE demo ENCODING 'LATIN1';
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
index eb70ace453..1ce1ae6bb2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Shall the new role be a superuser? (y/n) n
Shall the new role be allowed to create databases? (y/n) n
Shall the new role be allowed to create more new roles? (y/n) n
-CREATE USER
@@ -369,7 +368,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
$ createuser -h eden -p 5000 -S -D -R -e joe
CREATE ROLE joe NOSUPERUSER NOCREATEDB NOCREATEROLE INHERIT LOGIN;
-CREATE ROLE
@@ -381,7 +379,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Enter password for new role: xyzzy
Enter it again: xyzzy
CREATE ROLE joe PASSWORD 'xyzzy' SUPERUSER CREATEDB CREATEROLE INHERIT LOGIN;
-CREATE ROLE
In the above example, the new password isn't actually echoed when typed,
but we show what was typed for clarity. However the password
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
index 4904bdd64b..b60c7a8252 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
database server:
$ dropdb demo
-DROP DATABASE
@@ -204,8 +203,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
$ dropdb -p 5000 -h eden -i -e demo
Database "demo" will be permanently deleted.
Are you sure? (y/n) y
-DROP DATABASE "demo"
-DROP DATABASE
+DROP DATABASE demo;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
index a4e2195e21..a1d560009e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
server:
$ dropuser joe
-DROP ROLE
@@ -207,8 +206,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
$ dropuser -p 5000 -h eden -i -e joe
Role "joe" will be permanently removed.
Are you sure? (y/n) y
-DROP ROLE "joe"
-DROP ROLE
+DROP ROLE joe;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
index 360082ff94..c97b953c5a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
Getting Started
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@
$ createdb mydb
- This should produce as response:
-
-CREATE DATABASE
-
- If so, this step was successful and you can skip over the
+ If this produces no response then this step was successful and you can skip over the
remainder of this section.