@@ -1762,9 +1762,9 @@ do_help(void)
17621762#endif
17631763
17641764printf (_ ("\nCommon options:\n" ));
1765- printf (_ (" -D, --pgdata ));
1765+ printf (_ (" -D, --pgdata= DATADIR location of the database storage area\n" ));
17661766printf (_ (" -s, --silent only print errors, no informational messages\n" ));
1767- printf (_ (" -t, --timeout ));
1767+ printf (_ (" -t, --timeout= SECS seconds to wait when using -w option\n" ));
17681768printf (_ (" -w wait until operation completes\n" ));
17691769printf (_ (" -W do not wait until operation completes\n" ));
17701770printf (_ (" --help show this help, then exit\n" ));
@@ -1778,12 +1778,12 @@ do_help(void)
17781778#else
17791779printf (_ (" -c, --core-files not applicable on this platform\n" ));
17801780#endif
1781- printf (_ (" -l, --log ));
1781+ printf (_ (" -l, --log= FILENAME write (or append) server log to FILENAME\n" ));
17821782printf (_ (" -o OPTIONS command line options to pass to postgres\n"
17831783" (PostgreSQL server executable) or initdb\n" ));
17841784printf (_ (" -p PATH-TO-POSTGRES normally not necessary\n" ));
17851785printf (_ ("\nOptions for stop or restart:\n" ));
1786- printf (_ (" -m, --mode ));
1786+ printf (_ (" -m, --mode= MODE MODE can be \"smart\", \"fast\", or \"immediate\"\n" ));
17871787
17881788printf (_ ("\nShutdown modes are:\n" ));
17891789printf (_ (" smart quit after all clients have disconnected\n" ));