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Update description of numeric constants to match 7.3 reality.

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Tom Lane
2002-10-20 05:05:46 +00:00
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.24 2002/08/13 20:40:43 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.25 2002/10/20 05:05:46 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="tutorial-start">
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.24 2002/08/13 20:40:43 momji
<para>
If you are installing <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
yourself, then refer to the <citetitle>Administrator's
Guide</citetitle> for instructions on installation, and return to
yourself, then refer to &cite-admin;
for instructions on installation, and return to
this guide when the installation is complete. Be sure to follow
closely the section about setting up the appropriate environment
variables.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.24 2002/08/13 20:40:43 momji
<para>
The user's client (frontend) application that wants to perform
database operations. Client applications can be very diverse
in nature: They could be a text-oriented tool, a graphical
in nature: a client could be a text-oriented tool, a graphical
application, a web server that accesses the database to
display web pages, or a specialized database maintenance tool.
Some client applications are supplied with the
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ createdb: database creation failed
<para>
Writing a custom application, using one of the several
available language bindings. These possibilities are discussed
further in <citetitle>The PostgreSQL Programmer's
Guide</citetitle>.
further in &cite-programmer;.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -353,13 +352,13 @@ mydb=#
<prompt>mydb=&gt;</prompt> <userinput>SELECT version();</userinput>
version
----------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 7.2devel on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC 2.96
PostgreSQL 7.3devel on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC 2.96
(1 row)
<prompt>mydb=&gt;</prompt> <userinput>SELECT current_date;</userinput>
date
------------
2001-08-31
2002-08-31
(1 row)
<prompt>mydb=&gt;</prompt> <userinput>SELECT 2 + 2;</userinput>
@@ -391,8 +390,8 @@ mydb=#
and <command>psql</command> will quit and return you to your
command shell. (For more internal commands, type
<literal>\?</literal> at the <command>psql</command> prompt.) The
full capabilities of <command>psql</command> are documented in the
<citetitle>Reference Manual</citetitle>. If <productname>PostgreSQL</> is
full capabilities of <command>psql</command> are documented in
&cite-reference;. If <productname>PostgreSQL</> is
installed correctly you can also type <literal>man psql</literal>
at the operating system shell prompt to see the documentation. In
this tutorial we will not use these features explicitly, but you