@@ -168,15 +168,10 @@ EOF
168168 Specifies the name of the database to connect to. This is
169169 equivalent to specifying <replaceable
170170 class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> as the first non-option
171- argument on the command line.
172- </para>
173- <para>
174- If this parameter contains an <symbol>=</symbol> sign or starts
175- with a valid <acronym>URI</acronym> prefix
176- (<literal>postgresql://</literal>
177- or <literal>postgres://</literal>), it is treated as a
178- <parameter>conninfo</parameter> string. See <xref
179- linkend="libpq-connstring"/> for more information.
171+ argument on the command line. The <replaceable>dbname</replaceable>
172+ can be a <link linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>.
173+ If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting
174+ command line options.
180175 </para>
181176 </listitem>
182177 </varlistentry>
498493 <listitem>
499494 <para>
500495 Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password
501- authentication and a password is not availableby othermeans
496+ authentication and a password is not availablefrom othersources
502497 such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the connection
503498 attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and
504499 scripts where no user is present to enter a password.
@@ -518,13 +513,15 @@ EOF
518513 <listitem>
519514 <para>
520515 Force <application>psql</application> to prompt for a
521- password before connecting to a database.
516+ password before connecting to a database, even if the password will
517+ not be used.
522518 </para>
523519
524520 <para>
525- This option is never essential, since <application>psql</application>
526- will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands
527- password authentication. However, <application>psql</application>
521+ If the server requires password authentication and a password is not
522+ available from other sources such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename>
523+ file, <application>psql</application> will prompt for a
524+ password in any case. However, <application>psql</application>
528525 will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a
529526 password. In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</option> to avoid
530527 the extra connection attempt.