diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index c8268222af..5fbaacc214 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -1509,6 +1509,192 @@ REVOKE ALL ON accounts FROM PUBLIC;
privilege. For details see the and
reference pages.
+
+
+ shows how privileges are displayed
+ by aclitem functions described
+ in .
+ summarizes the
+ default privileges granted to all object's types with
+ their associated backslash commands.
+
+
+
+ Privileges' one-letter display
+
+
+
+ PRIVILEGE
+ Letter
+ Objects
+
+
+
+
+ SELECT
+ r (Read)
+
+ LARGE OBJECT,
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+
+ INSERT
+ a (Append)
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+ UPDATE
+ w (Write)
+
+ LARGE OBJECT,
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+
+ DELETE
+ d
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+ TRUNCATE
+ D (Delete)
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+ REFERENCES
+ x
+ TABLE
+
+
+ TRIGGER
+ t
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+
+
+ CREATE
+ C
+
+ DATABASE, SCHEMA,
+ TABLESPACE
+
+
+
+ CONNECT
+ c
+ DATABASE
+
+
+ TEMPORARY
+ T
+ DATABASE
+
+
+ EXECUTE
+ X (eXecute)
+ FUNCTION, PROCEDURE
+
+
+ USAGE
+ U
+
+ DOMAIN, FOREIGN ...,
+ LANGUAGE, SCHEMA,
+ SEQUENCE, TYPE
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Default access privileges per object's type, as shown by <command>psql</command>
+
+
+
+ Object's type
+ psql \-command
+ All Privileges
+ Default PUBLIC Privileges
+
+
+
+
+ DATABASE
+ \l
+ CTc
+ Tc
+
+
+ DOMAIN
+ \dD+
+ U
+ U
+
+
+ FUNCTION or PROCEDURE
+ \df+
+ X
+ X
+
+
+ FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER
+ \dew+
+ U
+
+
+
+ FOREIGN SERVER
+ \des+
+ U
+
+
+
+ LANGUAGE
+ \dL+
+ U
+ U
+
+
+ LARGE OBJECT
+
+ rw
+
+
+
+ SCHEMA
+ \dn+
+ UC
+
+
+
+ SEQUENCE
+ \dp
+ rwU
+
+
+
+ TABLE, VIEW...
+ \dp
+ arwdDxt
+
+
+
+ TABLESPACE
+ \db+
+ C
+
+
+
+ TYPE
+ \dT+
+ U
+ U
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
index ff64c7a3ba..bf643bfe92 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/grant.sgml
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ GRANT role_name [, ...] TO
- The entries shown by \dp are interpreted thus:
+ The entries shown by psql backslash-commands,
+ like \dp, are interpreted thus:
rolename=xxxx -- privileges granted to a role
=xxxx -- privileges granted to PUBLIC