Add how to get database/user listing information.

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+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Wed Apr 17 22:48:04 EDT 2002
+   Last updated: Thu Apr 18 00:44:51 EDT 2002
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
    
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
    4.5) What is the maximum size for a row, a table, and a database?
    4.6) How much database disk space is required to store data from a
    typical text file?
-   4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes are defined in the
-   database?
+   4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes, databases, and users are
+   defined?
    4.8) My queries are slow or don't make use of the indexes. Why?
    4.9) How do I see how the query optimizer is evaluating my query?
    4.10) What is an R-tree index?
@@ -697,10 +697,12 @@
    Indexes do not require as much overhead, but do contain the data that
    is being indexed, so they can be large also.
    
-    4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes are defined in the database?
+    4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes, databases, and users are
+    defined?
     
    psql has a variety of backslash commands to show such information. Use
-   \? to see them.
+   \? to see them. There are also system tables beginning with pg_ that
+   describe these too. Also, psql -l will list all databases.
    
    Also try the file pgsql/src/tutorial/syscat.source. It illustrates
    many of the SELECTs needed to get information from the database system

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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
 
-    Last updated: Wed Apr 17 22:48:04 EDT 2002
+    Last updated: Thu Apr 18 00:44:51 EDT 2002
 
     Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (
     "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected])
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
     table, and a database?
      4.6) How much database disk space is required
     to store data from a typical text file?
-     4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes
-    are defined in the database?
+     4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes,
+    databases, and users are defined?
      4.8) My queries are slow or don't make use of
     the indexes. Why?
      4.9) How do I see how the query optimizer is
@@ -893,11 +893,13 @@
     Indexes do not require as much overhead, but do contain the data
     that is being indexed, so they can be large also.
 
-    4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes
-    are defined in the database?
+    4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes,
+    databases, and users are defined?
 
     psql has a variety of backslash commands to show such
-    information. Use \? to see them.
+    information. Use \? to see them.  There are also system tables
+    beginning with pg_ that describe these too.  Also, psql
+    -l will list all databases.
 
     Also try the file pgsql/src/tutorial/syscat.source. It
     illustrates many of the SELECTs needed to get