fix word

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#1PG Bug reporting form
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The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:

Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/app-pg-ctl.html
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ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
337,338c337,339
< The <replaceable>options</> should usually be surrounded by single
or
< double quotes to ensure that they are passed through as a group.
---

The <replaceable>initdb-options</> should usually be surrounded
by single or double quotes to ensure that they are passed

through

Show quoted text

as a group.

#2Bruce Momjian
bruce@momjian.us
In reply to: PG Bug reporting form (#1)
Re: fix word

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 05:56:16AM +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:

The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:

Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/app-pg-ctl.html
Description:

ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
337,338c337,339
< The <replaceable>options</> should usually be surrounded by single
or
< double quotes to ensure that they are passed through as a group.
---

The <replaceable>initdb-options</> should usually be surrounded
by single or double quotes to ensure that they are passed

through

as a group.

I see your point. We call 'postgres' binary options 'options' and we
call initdb-mode options 'initdb-options' in the -o title, but not in
the paragraph. I assume we want to keep calling the former simply
'options'.

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EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com

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#3Bruce Momjian
bruce@momjian.us
In reply to: Bruce Momjian (#2)
Re: fix word

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 04:47:28PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:

I see your point. We call 'postgres' binary options 'options' and we
call initdb-mode options 'initdb-options' in the -o title, but not in
the paragraph. I assume we want to keep calling the former simply
'options'.

Patch applied through PG 10, where it first appeared.

--
Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com

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+                      Ancient Roman grave inscription +