diff --git a/doc/man/createdb.l b/doc/man/create_database.l
similarity index 84%
rename from doc/man/createdb.l
rename to doc/man/create_database.l
index 6de86972d51b62da12489168a612dcc22b4349c6..d77f753add6f226429adc72ac989667a0614a3c5 100644
--- a/doc/man/createdb.l
+++ b/doc/man/create_database.l
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/createdb.l,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:22 scrappy Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/create_database.l,v 1.1 1996/10/03 15:49:34 momjian Exp $
 .TH "CREATE DATABASE" SQL 11/05/95 Postgres95 Postgres95
 .SH NAME
 create database \(em create a new database
diff --git a/doc/man/fetch.l b/doc/man/fetch.l
index c5a867ac45e66216146b5a337cfb9d1b75459616..8e9aadcdc532c1f94c02ddbb1decec33b274d838 100644
--- a/doc/man/fetch.l
+++ b/doc/man/fetch.l
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/fetch.l,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:24 scrappy Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/fetch.l,v 1.2 1996/10/03 15:49:53 momjian Exp $
 .TH FETCH SQL 01/23/93 Postgres95 Postgres95
 .SH NAME
 fetch \(em fetch instance(s) from a cursor
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ cursor updates back to base classes is impossible in general as with
 view updates.  Consequently, users must issue explicit replace
 commands to update data.
 .PP
-Portals may only be used inside of transaction blocks marked by 
+Cursors may only be used inside of transaction blocks marked by 
 .IR begin (l)
 and
 .IR end (l)
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ because the data that they store spans multiple user queries.
 --set up and use a cursor 
 --
 begin 
-   declare myportal cursor for 
+   declare mycursor cursor for 
    select * from pg-user
 end 
 .fi
 .nf
 --
---Fetch all the instances available in the portal FOO
+--Fetch all the instances available in the cursor FOO
 --
 fetch all in FOO
 .fi
 .nf
 --
---Fetch 5 instances backward in the portal FOO
+--Fetch 5 instances backward in the cursor FOO
 --
 fetch backward 5 in FOO
 .fi
diff --git a/doc/man/libpq.3 b/doc/man/libpq.3
index 01d731a1541f1e31a555e9301ee9e01c18a828a5..e19c26dfcbc7051b4c304f2f05fec0e525c33cc2 100644
--- a/doc/man/libpq.3
+++ b/doc/man/libpq.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/libpq.3,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:25 scrappy Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/libpq.3,v 1.2 1996/10/03 15:50:10 momjian Exp $
 .TH LIBPQ INTRO 03/12/94 Postgres95 Postgres95
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Libpq is the programmer's interface to Postgres.  Libpq is a set of
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ main()
   PQclear(res); 
 
   /* fetch instances from the pg_database, the system catalog of databases*/
-  res = PQexec(conn,"DECLARE myportal CURSOR FOR select * from pg_database");
+  res = PQexec(conn,"DECLARE mycursor CURSOR FOR select * from pg_database");
   if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK) {
     fprintf(stderr,"DECLARE CURSOR command failed\n");
     PQclear(res);
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ main()
   }
   PQclear(res);
 
-  res = PQexec(conn,"FETCH ALL in myportal");
+  res = PQexec(conn,"FETCH ALL in mycursor");
   if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
     fprintf(stderr,"FETCH ALL command didn't return tuples properly\n");
     PQclear(res);
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ main()
 
   PQclear(res);
   
-  /* close the portal */
-  res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE myportal");
+  /* close the cursor */
+  res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE mycursor");
   PQclear(res);
 
   /* end the transaction */
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ main()
 
   PQclear(res);
   
-  /* close the portal */
+  /* close the cursor */
   res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE mycursor");
   PQclear(res);