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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.480 2009/05/18 08:59:29 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.481 2009/05/26 17:36:05 tgl Exp $ -->
<chapter id="functions">
<title>Functions and Operators</title>
@@ -12367,7 +12367,9 @@ SELECT pg_type_is_visible('myschema.widget'::regtype);
is a decompiled reconstruction, not the original text of the command.)
<function>pg_get_expr</function> decompiles the internal form of an
individual expression, such as the default value for a column. It can be
- useful when examining the contents of system catalogs.
+ useful when examining the contents of system catalogs. If the expression
+ might contain Vars, specify the OID of the relation they refer to as the
+ second parameter; if no Vars are expected, zero is sufficient.
<function>pg_get_viewdef</function> reconstructs the <command>SELECT</>
query that defines a view. Most of these functions come in two variants,
one of which can optionally <quote>pretty-print</> the result. The