From 7c81a130a4f4e5105fd75e23f392bd59acd7c5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 06:58:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix erroneous claim that 'postmaster -S' leaves the
 postmaster running in the foreground --- in fact, it auto-detaches.

---
 doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml | 5 ++---
 doc/src/sgml/trouble.sgml | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index bfab660339..b937471e53 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@
 % postmaster -S
     </ProgramListing>
     and the <Application>postmaster</Application> will be "S"ilent.  
-    Notice that there
-    is no ampersand ("&amp") at the end of the last example so
-    postmaster will be running in the foreground.
+    No ampersand ("&amp") is required in this case, since the postmaster
+    automatically detaches from the terminal when -S is specified.
    </Para>
   </sect1>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/trouble.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/trouble.sgml
index 776e96f716..dae22b3372 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/trouble.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/trouble.sgml
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ FATAL 1:  Database testdb does not exist in pg_database
 % postmaster -S
     </ProgramListing>
     and the <Application>postmaster</Application> will be "S"ilent.  
-    Notice that there
-    is no ampersand ("&amp") at the end of the last example so
-    postmaster will be running in the foreground.
+    No ampersand ("&amp") is required in this case, since the postmaster
+    automatically detaches from the terminal when -S is specified.
    </Para>
 
    <sect2 Id="pg-options-trouble">
-- 
2.11.0