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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index d73199fb20e..5724b9b2561 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.181 2003/12/13 23:59:06 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.182 2003/12/16 15:27:58 petere Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -5006,6 +5006,15 @@ SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE '2001-02-16 20:38:40-08');
SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM INTERVAL '5 days 3 hours');
<lineannotation>Result: </lineannotation><computeroutput>442800</computeroutput>
</screen>
+
+ <para>
+ Here is how you can convert an epoch value back to a time
+ stamp:
+ </para>
+
+<screen>
+SELECT TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE 'epoch' + 982384720 * interval '1 second';
+</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>