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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index b9c8fccde43..ae58708aaea 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3247,12 +3247,6 @@ bar
fail after having already displayed some rows.
</para>
- <para>
- <varname>FETCH_COUNT</varname> is ignored if it is unset or does not
- have a positive value. It cannot be set to a value that is not
- syntactically an integer.
- </para>
-
<tip>
<para>
Although you can use any output format with this feature,
@@ -3316,10 +3310,8 @@ bar
<term><varname>HISTSIZE</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The maximum number of commands to store in the command history.
- If unset, at most 500 commands are stored by default.
- If set to a value that is negative or not an integer, no limit is
- applied.
+ The maximum number of commands to store in the command history
+ (default 500). If set to a negative value, no limit is applied.
</para>
<note>
<para>
@@ -3345,13 +3337,13 @@ bar
<term><varname>IGNOREEOF</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- If unset, sending an <acronym>EOF</> character (usually
+ If set to 1 or less, sending an <acronym>EOF</> character (usually
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Control</><keycap>D</></>)
to an interactive session of <application>psql</application>
- will terminate the application. If set to a numeric value,
- that many <acronym>EOF</> characters are ignored before the
- application terminates. If the variable is set but not to a
- numeric value, the default is 10.
+ will terminate the application. If set to a larger numeric value,
+ that many consecutive <acronym>EOF</> characters must be typed to
+ make an interactive session terminate. If the variable is set to a
+ non-numeric value, it is interpreted as 10.
</para>
<note>
<para>