diff --git a/src/man/pg_dump.1 b/src/man/pg_dump.1
index 52c2f1ded7..9cefd21ba8 100644
--- a/src/man/pg_dump.1
+++ b/src/man/pg_dump.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_dump.1,v 1.5 1997/01/17 18:36:32 momjian Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_dump.1,v 1.6 1997/01/23 06:01:00 momjian Exp $
 .TH PG_DUMP UNIX 1/20/96 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
 .SH NAME
 pg_dump \(em dumps out a Postgres database into a script file
@@ -112,5 +112,15 @@ the same as above.  Partial index predicates are stored as plans)
 .BR "large objects"
 pg_dump does not handle large objects.  Large objects are ignored and
 must be dealt with manually. 
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.nf
+To dump a database:
+
+	pg_dump >db.out
+
+To reload it:
+
+	psql -e database <db.out
+
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 copy(l)
diff --git a/src/man/pg_dumpall.1 b/src/man/pg_dumpall.1
index d7eec0a2da..5ce5b2446c 100644
--- a/src/man/pg_dumpall.1
+++ b/src/man/pg_dumpall.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This is -*-nroff-*-
 .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
-.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_dumpall.1,v 1.1 1997/01/16 15:28:34 momjian Exp $
+.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/pg_dumpall.1,v 1.2 1997/01/23 06:01:07 momjian Exp $
 .TH pg_dumpall UNIX 1/20/96 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
 .SH NAME
 pg_dumpall \(em dumps out all Postgres databases into a script file
@@ -11,7 +11,19 @@ pg_dumpall \(em dumps out all Postgres databases into a script file
 .IR "pg_dumpall"
 is a utility for dumping out all Postgres databases into one file.
 It also dumps the pg_user table, which is global to all databases.
+pg_dumpall creates each dumped database before loading.
 pg_dumpall takes all pg_dump options, but \fB-f\fR and \fBdbname\fR
 should not be used.
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.nf
+To dump all databases (you can use pg_dump options):
+
+	pg_dumpall -o >db.out
+
+To reload into a fresh installation (you can use psql options):
+
+	psql -e template1 <db.out
+
+.fi
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 pg_dump(1)