doc/src/sgml/manage-ag.sgml

@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ createdb -O <replaceable>rolename</replaceable> <replaceable>dbname</replaceable
    action being taken when those databases are created.
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   However, <command>CREATE DATABASE</command> does not copy database-level
-   <command>GRANT</command> permissions attached to the source database.
-   The new database has default database-level permissions.
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    There is a second standard system database named
    <literal>template0</literal>.<indexterm><primary>template0</primary></indexterm> This

doc/src/sgml/meson.build

@@ -213,10 +213,9 @@ if docs_dep.found()
 
   install_doc_man = custom_target('install-man',
     output: 'install-man',
-    input: man,
     command: [
       python, install_files, '--prefix', dir_prefix,
-      '--install-dirs', dir_man, '@INPUT@'],
+      '--install-dirs', dir_man, man],
     build_always_stale: true, build_by_default: false,
   )
   alias_target('install-doc-man', install_doc_man)

doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_default_privileges.sgml

@@ -137,11 +137,7 @@ REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ]
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name of an existing role of which the current role is a member.
-      Default access privileges are not inherited, so member roles
+      If <literal>FOR ROLE</literal> is omitted, the current role is assumed.
-      must use <command>SET ROLE</command> to access these privileges,
-      or <command>ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES</command> must be run for
-      each member role.  If <literal>FOR ROLE</literal> is omitted,
-      the current role is assumed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>

doc/src/sgml/ref/create_rule.sgml

@@ -59,16 +59,15 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] RULE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> AS
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   Presently, <literal>ON SELECT</literal> rules can only be attached
+   Presently, <literal>ON SELECT</literal> rules must be unconditional
-   to views.  Such a rule must be named <literal>"_RETURN"</literal>,
+   <literal>INSTEAD</literal> rules and must have actions that consist
-   must be an unconditional <literal>INSTEAD</literal> rule, and must have
+   of a single <command>SELECT</command> command.  Thus, an
-   an action that consists of a single <command>SELECT</command> command.
+   <literal>ON SELECT</literal> rule effectively turns the table into
-   This command defines the visible contents of the view.  (The view
+   a view, whose visible contents are the rows returned by the rule's
-   itself is basically a dummy table with no storage.)  It's best to
+   <command>SELECT</command> command rather than whatever had been
-   regard such a rule as an implementation detail.  While a view can be
+   stored in the table (if anything).  It is considered better style
-   redefined via <literal>CREATE OR REPLACE RULE "_RETURN" AS
+   to write a <command>CREATE VIEW</command> command than to create a
-   ...</literal>, it's better style to use <literal>CREATE OR REPLACE
+   real table and define an <literal>ON SELECT</literal> rule for it.
-   VIEW</literal>.
   </para>
 
   <para>

doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml

@@ -1119,10 +1119,6 @@ INSERT INTO tbl1 VALUES ($1, $2) \bind 'first value' 'second value' \g
         destination, because all data must pass through the client/server
         connection.  For large amounts of data the <acronym>SQL</acronym>
         command might be preferable.
-        Also, because of this pass-through method, <literal>\copy
-        ... from</literal> in <acronym>CSV</acronym> mode will erroneously
-        treat a <literal>\.</literal> data value alone on a line as an
-        end-of-input marker.
         </para>
         </tip>
 

src/bin/psql/copy.c

@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary, PGresult **res)
 						 * This code erroneously assumes '\.' on a line alone
 						 * inside a quoted CSV string terminates the \copy.
 						 * https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/E1TdNVQ-0001ju-GO@wrigleys.postgresql.org
-						 * https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/bfcd57e4-8f23-4c3e-a5db-2571d09208e2@beta.fastmail.com
 						 */
 						if ((linelen == 3 && memcmp(fgresult, "\\.\n", 3) == 0) ||
 							(linelen == 4 && memcmp(fgresult, "\\.\r\n", 4) == 0))