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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index 1788bb06e03..7f34755cd5d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -4941,11 +4941,12 @@ int PQsetnonblocking(PGconn *conn, int arg);
</para>
<para>
- In the nonblocking state, calls to
+ In the nonblocking state, successful calls to
<function>PQsendQuery</function>, <function>PQputline</function>,
<function>PQputnbytes</function>, <function>PQputCopyData</function>,
- and <function>PQendcopy</function> will not block but instead return
- an error if they need to be called again.
+ and <function>PQendcopy</function> will not block; their changes
+ are stored in the local output buffer until they are flushed.
+ Unsuccessful calls will return an error and must be retried.
</para>
<para>