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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index b2c2cf9eac8..5bf59a19855 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -2320,6 +2320,19 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="libpq-connect-servicefile" xreflabel="servicefile">
+ <term><literal>servicefile</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This option specifies the name of the per-user connection service file
+ (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgservice"/>).
+ Defaults to <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename>, or
+ <filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\.pg_service.conf</filename> on
+ Microsoft Windows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="libpq-connect-target-session-attrs" xreflabel="target_session_attrs">
<term><literal>target_session_attrs</literal></term>
<listitem>
@@ -9140,12 +9153,8 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough)
<indexterm>
<primary><envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar></primary>
</indexterm>
- <envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar> specifies the name of the per-user
- connection service file
- (see <xref linkend="libpq-pgservice"/>).
- Defaults to <filename>~/.pg_service.conf</filename>, or
- <filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\.pg_service.conf</filename> on
- Microsoft Windows.
+ <envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar> behaves the same as the
+ <xref linkend="libpq-connect-servicefile"/> connection parameter.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -9576,7 +9585,8 @@ myEventProc(PGEventId evtId, void *evtInfo, void *passThrough)
On Microsoft Windows, it is named
<filename>%APPDATA%\postgresql\.pg_service.conf</filename> (where
<filename>%APPDATA%</filename> refers to the Application Data subdirectory
- in the user's profile). A different file name can be specified by
+ in the user's profile). A different file name can be specified using the
+ <literal>servicefile</literal> key word in a libpq connection string or by
setting the environment variable <envar>PGSERVICEFILE</envar>.
The system-wide file is named <filename>pg_service.conf</filename>.
By default it is sought in the <filename>etc</filename> directory