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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index 77a1a8d2e02..537db5f2ffa 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
<REFPURPOSE>
Creates a new database
</REFPURPOSE>
+ </refnamediv>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ CREATE DATABASE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> [ WITH LOCATIO
(e.g. '<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data</filename>').
In either case, the location must be pre-configured
by <command>initlocation</command>.
- </PARA>
- </LISTITEM>
- </VARLISTENTRY>
- </VARIABLELIST>
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </para>
</REFSECT2>
-
+
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CREATEDATABASE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
@@ -90,14 +92,17 @@ CREATE DATABASE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> [ WITH LOCATIO
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: Unable to create database directory <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable>
-</ReturnValue>
- </TERM>
- <LISTITEM>
- <PARA>
-There was a problem with creating the required directory; this operation will
-need permissions for the <literal>postgres</literal> user on the specified location.
-
- </VARIABLELIST>
+ </ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ There was a problem with creating the required directory; this operation will
+ need permissions for the <literal>postgres</literal> user on the specified location.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </para>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
@@ -128,7 +133,8 @@ need permissions for the <literal>postgres</literal> user on the specified locat
Use <command>DROP DATABASE</command> to remove a database.
</para>
</REFSECT2>
-
+ </refsect1>
+
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CREATEDATABASE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
@@ -137,27 +143,27 @@ need permissions for the <literal>postgres</literal> user on the specified locat
To create a new database:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
-<prompt>olly=></prompt> <userinput>create database lusiadas;</userinput>
+ <prompt>olly=></prompt> <userinput>create database lusiadas;</userinput>
</ProgramListing>
<PARA>
To create a new database in an alternate area <filename>~/private_db</filename>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>mkdir private_db</userinput>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>initlocation ~/private_db</userinput>
-<computeroutput>Creating Postgres database system directory /home/olly/private_db/base</computeroutput>
-
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>psql olly</userinput>
-<computeroutput>Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
- Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
-
- type \? for help on slash commands
- type \q to quit
- type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
- You are currently connected to the database: template1
-
-<prompt>olly=></prompt></computeroutput> <userinput>create database elsewhere with location = '/home/olly/private_db';</userinput>
- <computeroutput>CREATEDB</computeroutput>
+ <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>mkdir private_db</userinput>
+ <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>initlocation ~/private_db</userinput>
+ <computeroutput>Creating Postgres database system directory /home/olly/private_db/base</computeroutput>
+
+ <prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>psql olly</userinput>
+ <computeroutput>Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
+ Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
+
+ type \? for help on slash commands
+ type \q to quit
+ type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
+ You are currently connected to the database: template1
+
+ <prompt>olly=></prompt></computeroutput> <userinput>create database elsewhere with location = '/home/olly/private_db';</userinput>
+ <computeroutput>CREATEDB</computeroutput>
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
@@ -190,7 +196,6 @@ Not sure if the dump/reload would guarantee that the alternate data area gets re
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
- <PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CREATEDATABASE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>