Remove example of SQL-standard syntax for GRANT/REVOKE --- was causing

confusion.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
index 88c443bd152eb58aae4cc04bcbda051717b909e9..ccdde1fff3675857bcc6026f6de38ea576eec2a3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
@@ -520,14 +520,8 @@ GRANT admins TO joe;
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    The SQL standard allows setting privileges for individual columns
-    within a table:
-
-<synopsis>
-GRANT <replaceable class="PARAMETER">privileges</replaceable>
-    ON <replaceable class="PARAMETER">table</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="PARAMETER">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] [, ...]
-    TO { PUBLIC | <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ...] } [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
-</synopsis>
+    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> does not support the SQL-standard 
+    functionality of setting privileges for individual columns.
    </para>
 
    <para>

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
index d039ccafa8c54de6d0ed0df915885d2ed77098fc..26cce3dba646d4835e808d9a5d7aef09c6e91319 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/revoke.sgml
@@ -231,15 +231,8 @@ REVOKE admins FROM joe;
 
    <para>
     The compatibility notes of the <xref linkend="sql-grant" endterm="sql-grant-title"> command
-    apply analogously to <command>REVOKE</command>.  The syntax summary is:
-
-<synopsis>
-REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">privileges</replaceable>
-    ON <replaceable class="parameter">object</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> [, ...] ) ]
-    FROM { PUBLIC | <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable> [, ...] }
-    { RESTRICT | CASCADE }
-</synopsis>
-    One of <literal>RESTRICT</literal> or <literal>CASCADE</literal>
+    apply analogously to <command>REVOKE</command>.
+    <literal>RESTRICT</literal> or <literal>CASCADE</literal>
     is required according to the standard, but <productname>PostgreSQL</>
     assumes <literal>RESTRICT</literal> by default.
    </para>