@@ -177,36 +177,36 @@ slashUsage(PsqlSettings *pset)
177177
178178/* if you add/remove a line here, change the row test above */
179179fprintf (fout ," \\? -- help\n" );
180- fprintf (fout ," \\c[onnect] [< dbname> |- [< user> |?]] -- connect to new database (now '%s')\n" ,PQdb (pset -> db ));
180+ fprintf (fout ," \\c[onnect] [dbname|- [user|?]] -- connect to new database (now '%s')\n" ,PQdb (pset -> db ));
181181fprintf (fout ," \\copy [binary] <table> [with oids] {from|to} <fname>[using delimiters '<char>']\n" );
182182fprintf (fout ," \\copyright -- show PostgreSQL copyright\n" );
183183fprintf (fout ," \\d -- list tables, views, and sequences\n" );
184184fprintf (fout ," \\d{i|s|t|v|S}-- list only indices/sequences/tables/views/system tables\n" );
185185fprintf (fout ," \\da -- list aggregates\n" );
186- fprintf (fout ," \\dd [< object>] - list comment for table, type, function, or operator\n" );
186+ fprintf (fout ," \\dd [object] - - list comment for table, type, function, or operator\n" );
187187fprintf (fout ," \\df -- list functions\n" );
188188fprintf (fout ," \\do -- list operators\n" );
189189fprintf (fout ," \\dT -- list data types\n" );
190- fprintf (fout ," \\e [< fname>] -- edit the current query buffer or <fname> with external editor\n" );
190+ fprintf (fout ," \\e [fname] -- edit the current query buffer or <fname> with external editor\n" );
191191fprintf (fout ," \\echo <text> -- write text to stdout\n" );
192- fprintf (fout ," \\g [< fname>] -- send query to backend (and results in <fname> or |pipe)\n" );
193- fprintf (fout ," \\h [< cmd>] -- help on syntax of sql commands, * for all commands\n" );
192+ fprintf (fout ," \\g [fname] -- send query to backend (and results in <fname> or |pipe)\n" );
193+ fprintf (fout ," \\h [cmd] -- help on syntax of sql commands, * for all commands\n" );
194194fprintf (fout ," \\i <fname> -- read and execute queries from filename\n" );
195195fprintf (fout ," \\l -- list all databases\n" );
196196fprintf (fout ," \\lo_export, \\lo_import, \\lo_list, \\lo_unlink -- large object operations\n" );
197- fprintf (fout ," \\o [< fname>] -- send all query results to <fname>, or |pipe\n" );
197+ fprintf (fout ," \\o [fname] -- send all query results to <fname>, or |pipe\n" );
198198fprintf (fout ," \\p -- print the content of the current query buffer\n" );
199199fprintf (fout ," \\pset -- set table output options\n" );
200200fprintf (fout ," \\q -- quit\n" );
201201fprintf (fout ," \\qecho <text>-- write text to query output stream (see \\o)\n" );
202202fprintf (fout ," \\r -- reset (clear) the query buffer\n" );
203- fprintf (fout ," \\s [< fname>] -- print history or save it in <fname>\n" );
204- fprintf (fout ," \\set <var> [< value> ] -- set/unset internal variable\n" );
203+ fprintf (fout ," \\s [fname] -- print history or save it in <fname>\n" );
204+ fprintf (fout ," \\set <var> [value] -- set/unset internal variable\n" );
205205fprintf (fout ," \\t -- don't show table headers or footers (now %s)\n" ,ON (pset -> popt .topt .tuples_only ));
206206fprintf (fout ," \\x -- toggle expanded output (now %s)\n" ,ON (pset -> popt .topt .expanded ));
207207fprintf (fout ," \\w <fname> -- write current query buffer to a file\n" );
208208fprintf (fout ," \\z -- list table access permissions\n" );
209- fprintf (fout ," \\! [< cmd>] -- shell escape or command\n" );
209+ fprintf (fout ," \\! [cmd] -- shell escape or command\n" );
210210
211211if (usePipe )
212212{