diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 7048636171..c5c8fcbb94 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ COPY table [ ( column
@@ -699,6 +699,19 @@ ZW ZIMBABWE
There is no COPY statement in SQL92.
+
+ The following syntax was used by pre-7.3 servers and is still supported:
+
+ COPY [ BINARY ] table [ WITH OIDS ]
+ FROM { 'filename' | stdin }
+ [ [USING] DELIMITERS 'delimiter' ]
+ [ WITH NULL AS 'null string' ]
+ COPY [ BINARY ] table [ WITH OIDS ]
+ TO { 'filename' | stdout }
+ [ [USING] DELIMITERS 'delimiter' ]
+ [ WITH NULL AS 'null string' ]
+
+
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index f6dd039757..1feaa6f7b4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -868,7 +868,8 @@ SELECT name FROM distributors ORDER BY code;
FOR UPDATE cannot be used in contexts where returned rows can't be clearly
identified with individual table rows; for example it can't be used with
- aggregation.
+ aggregation. FOR UPDATE may also appear before LIMIT for portability with
+ pre-7.3 servers.