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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
index 5b557ffb7bf..e3ba73a9a8d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/bki.sgml
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Null values are represented by <literal>_null_</literal>.
+ (Note that there is no way to create a value that is just that
+ string.)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -752,13 +754,13 @@ $ perl rewrite_dat_with_prokind.pl pg_proc.dat
<varlistentry>
<term>
- <literal>close</literal> <optional><replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable></optional>
+ <literal>close</literal> <replaceable class="parameter">tablename</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Close the open table. The name of the table can be given as a
- cross-check, but this is not required.
+ Close the open table. The name of the table must be given as a
+ cross-check.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -782,8 +784,8 @@ $ perl rewrite_dat_with_prokind.pl pg_proc.dat
<para>
NULL values can be specified using the special key word
- <literal>_null_</literal>. Values containing spaces must be
- double quoted.
+ <literal>_null_</literal>. Values that do not look like
+ identifiers or digit strings must be double quoted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>