diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
index 02f2b02655d..39fff15e532 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.21 2001/11/25 00:15:30 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.22 2001/11/25 01:05:37 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Postgres documentation
 
        <para>
         These options may also be specified using the GNU-style long option
-        format, <term>--<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></term>.
+        format, <option>--name=value</option>.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>