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diff --git a/man/mysqlshow.1 b/man/mysqlshow.1
index cc9f9421ced..7e1370eb059 100644
--- a/man/mysqlshow.1
+++ b/man/mysqlshow.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
.\" Title: \fBmysqlshow\fR
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 11/04/2009
+.\" Date: 04/06/2010
.\" Manual: MySQL Database System
.\" Source: MySQL 5.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "\FBMYSQLSHOW\FR" "1" "11/04/2009" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
+.TH "\FBMYSQLSHOW\FR" "1" "04/06/2010" "MySQL 5\&.1" "MySQL Database System"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ client can be used to quickly see which databases exist, their tables, or a tabl
provides a command\-line interface to several SQL
SHOW
statements\&. See
-Section\ \&12.5.5, \(lqSHOW Syntax\(rq\&. The same information can be obtained by using those statements directly\&. For example, you can issue them from the
+Section\ \&12.4.5, \(lqSHOW Syntax\(rq\&. The same information can be obtained by using those statements directly\&. For example, you can issue them from the
\fBmysql\fR
client program\&.
.PP
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ shows you only the table names that match the pattern\&. This is easily fixed by
last on the command line as a separate argument\&.
.PP
\fBmysqlshow\fR
-supports the options in the following list\&. It also reads option files and supports the options for processing them described at
+supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the
+[mysqlshow]
+and
+[client]
+option file groups\&.
+\fBmysqlshow\fR
+also supports the options for processing option files described at
Section\ \&4.2.3.3.1, \(lqCommand-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling\(rq\&.
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ Display a help message and exit\&.
\fB\-\-character\-sets\-dir=\fR\fB\fIpath\fR\fR
.sp
The directory where character sets are installed\&. See
-Section\ \&9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq\&.
+Section\ \&9.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics when the program
Use
\fIcharset_name\fR
as the default character set\&. See
-Section\ \&9.2, \(lqThe Character Set Used for Data and Sorting\(rq\&.
+Section\ \&9.5, \(lqCharacter Set Configuration\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -300,10 +306,12 @@ value following the
\fB\-\-password\fR
or
\fB\-p\fR
-option on the command line, you are prompted for one\&.
+option on the command line,
+\fBmysqlshow\fR
+prompts for one\&.
.sp
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure\&. See
-Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
+Section\ \&5.3.2.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password on the command line\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -319,7 +327,7 @@ Section\ \&5.5.6.2, \(lqEnd-User Guidelines for Password Security\(rq\&.
\fB\-\-pipe\fR,
\fB\-W\fR
.sp
-On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe\&. This option applies only for connections to a local server, and only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
+On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe\&. This option applies only if the server supports named\-pipe connections\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -406,7 +414,7 @@ localhost, the Unix socket file to use, or, on Windows, the name of the named pi
Options that begin with
\fB\-\-ssl\fR
specify whether to connect to the server via SSL and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates\&. See
-Section\ \&5.5.7.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq\&.
+Section\ \&5.5.6.3, \(lqSSL Command Options\(rq\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
@@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ Display version information and exit\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
-Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
.PP
This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
.PP