diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml new file mode 100644 index 90725d9..7a4c2be *** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml *************** PostgreSQL documentation *** 261,267 **** ! Specifies the file system location of the database files. If this is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used. --- 261,267 ---- ! Specifies the file system location of the database configuration files. If this is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml new file mode 100644 index a1f36e1..41745fb *** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml *************** PostgreSQL documentation *** 179,186 **** ! Specifies the file system location of the data directory or ! configuration file(s). See for details. --- 179,186 ---- ! Specifies the file system location of the database ! configuration files. See for details. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml new file mode 100644 index bd2dca3..e0a93c1 *** a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml --- b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml *************** directories. *** 19,25 **** ! All the data needed for a database cluster is stored within the cluster's data directory, commonly referred to as PGDATA (after the name of the environment variable that can be used to define it). A common location for PGDATA is /var/lib/pgsql/data. Multiple clusters, --- 19,26 ---- ! Traditionally, the configuration and data files used by a database ! cluster are stored together within the cluster's data directory, commonly referred to as PGDATA (after the name of the environment variable that can be used to define it). A common location for PGDATA is /var/lib/pgsql/data. Multiple clusters, *************** these required items, the cluster config *** 33,39 **** postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf, and pg_ident.conf are traditionally stored in PGDATA (although in PostgreSQL 8.0 and ! later, it is possible to keep them elsewhere). --- 34,40 ---- postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf, and pg_ident.conf are traditionally stored in PGDATA (although in PostgreSQL 8.0 and ! later, it is possible to place them elsewhere).