diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 126b51c8af..be39bab0c8 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *	by PostgreSQL
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.393 2004/11/27 18:51:06 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.394 2004/12/03 18:48:19 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ help(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("  -D, --column-inserts     dump data as INSERT commands with column names\n"));
 	printf(_("  -n, --schema=SCHEMA      dump the named schema only\n"));
 	printf(_("  -o, --oids               include OIDs in dump\n"));
-	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           do not output commands to set object ownership\n"
+	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           skip restoration of object ownership\n"
 			 "                           in plain text format\n"));
 	printf(_("  -s, --schema-only        dump only the schema, no data\n"));
 	printf(_("  -S, --superuser=NAME     specify the superuser user name to use in\n"
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
index d666d53376..c1c43ef0a5 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.55 2004/11/27 18:51:06 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.56 2004/12/03 18:48:19 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ help(void)
 	printf(_("  -D, --column-inserts     dump data as INSERT commands with column names\n"));
 	printf(_("  -g, --globals-only       dump only global objects, no databases\n"));
 	printf(_("  -o, --oids               include OIDs in dump\n"));
-	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           do not output commands to set object ownership\n"));
+	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           skip restoration of object ownership\n"));
 	printf(_("  -s, --schema-only        dump only the schema, no data\n"));
 	printf(_("  -S, --superuser=NAME     specify the superuser user name to use in the dump\n"));
 	printf(_("  -x, --no-privileges      do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)\n"));
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
index 092b885250..d74d1b344e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c,v 1.67 2004/11/27 18:51:06 tgl Exp $
+ *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_restore.c,v 1.68 2004/12/03 18:48:19 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ usage(const char *progname)
 	printf(_("  -I, --index=NAME         restore named index\n"));
 	printf(_("  -L, --use-list=FILENAME  use specified table of contents for ordering\n"
 			 "                           output from this file\n"));
-	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           do not issue commands to set object ownership\n"));
+	printf(_("  -O, --no-owner           skip restoration of object ownership\n"));
 	printf(_("  -P, --function=NAME(args)\n"
 			 "                           restore named function\n"));
 	printf(_("  -s, --schema-only        restore only the schema, no data\n"));