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<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> has four primary documentation
formats:
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Plain text, for pre-installation information
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<acronym class="acronym">HTML</acronym>, for on-line browsing and reference
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
PDF, for printing
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
man pages, for quick reference.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
Additionally, a number of plain-text <code class="filename">README</code> files can
be found throughout the <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> source tree,
documenting various implementation issues.
</p><p>
<acronym class="acronym">HTML</acronym> documentation and man pages are part of a
standard distribution and are installed by default. PDF
format documentation is available separately for
download.
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