diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 82f6db2134d..ec837b43b92 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ testdb=>
\w filename
- Outputs the current query buffer to the file
+ Write the current query buffer to the file
filename.
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/psql.c b/src/bin/psql/psql.c
index 9361606d497..ea970e15ddb 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/psql.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/psql.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/Attic/psql.c,v 1.189 1999/09/06 23:30:53 tgl Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/Attic/psql.c,v 1.190 1999/10/14 01:28:42 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ slashUsage(PsqlSettings *pset)
fprintf(fout, " \\t -- toggle table headings and row count (currently %s)\n", on(pset->opt.header));
fprintf(fout, " \\T [] -- set html3.0 options (currently '%s')\n", pset->opt.tableOpt ? pset->opt.tableOpt : "");
fprintf(fout, " \\x -- toggle expanded output (currently %s)\n", on(pset->opt.expanded));
- fprintf(fout, " \\w -- output current buffer to a file\n");
+ fprintf(fout, " \\w -- write current buffer to a file\n");
fprintf(fout, " \\z -- list current grant/revoke permissions\n");
fprintf(fout, " \\! [] -- shell escape or command\n");