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Fixups in content and markup for 7.0 release.

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Thomas G. Lockhart
2000-05-02 20:02:03 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.10 2000/04/07 13:30:58 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.11 2000/05/02 20:01:52 thomas Exp $
-->
<chapter id="start">
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.10 2000/04/07 13:30:58 thoma
the database directories and started the
<application>postmaster</application>
process. This person does not have to be the Unix
superuser (<quote>root</quote>)
superuser ("root")
or the computer system administrator; a person can install and use
<productname>Postgres</productname> without any special accounts or
privileges.
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.10 2000/04/07 13:30:58 thoma
<para>
Throughout this manual, any examples that begin with
the character <quote>%</quote> are commands that should be typed
the character "<literal>%</literal>" are commands that should be typed
at the Unix shell prompt. Examples that begin with the
character <quote>*</quote> are commands in the Postgres query
character "<literal>*</literal>" are commands in the Postgres query
language, Postgres <acronym>SQL</acronym>.
</para>
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ mydb=>
workspace maintained by the terminal monitor.
The <application>psql</application> program responds to escape
codes that begin
with the backslash character, <quote>\</quote> For example, you
with the backslash character, "<literal>\</literal>" For example, you
can get help on the syntax of various
<productname>Postgres</productname> <acronym>SQL</acronym>
commands by typing:
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ mydb=> \g
</programlisting>
This tells the server to process the query. If you
terminate your query with a semicolon, the <quote>\g</quote> is not
terminate your query with a semicolon, the "<literal>\g</literal>" is not
necessary.
<application>psql</application> will automatically process
semicolon terminated queries.
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ mydb=> \q
White space (i.e., spaces, tabs and newlines) may be
used freely in <acronym>SQL</acronym> queries. Single-line
comments are denoted by
<quote>--</quote>. Everything after the dashes up to the end of the
"<literal>--</literal>". Everything after the dashes up to the end of the
line is ignored. Multiple-line comments, and comments within a line,
are denoted by <quote>/* ... */</quote>
are denoted by "<literal>/* ... */</literal>".
</para>
</sect2>