Get rid of the little "v"s in front of version numbers, substituting the

full word "version" where appropriate.

doc/src/sgml/arch-dev.sgml

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  <chapter id="overview">
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ havingQual} to the one attached to the field {\tt havingQual} of the
 {\it parsetree} given by the parameter {\tt parsetree}. This is done
 by adding a new {\tt AND} node and attaching the old and the new {\it
 operator tree} as arguments to it. {\tt AddHavingQual()} has not been
-existing until v6.3.2. It has been created for the {\it having logic}.
+existing until version 6.3.2. It has been created for the {\it having logic}.
 %
 \begin{verbatim}
   void
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ existing until v6.3.2. It has been created for the {\it having logic}.
 This function is similar to the above described function  {\tt
 AddHavingQual()}. It also adds the {\it operator tree} given by the
 parameter {\tt havingQual} but prefixes it by a {\tt NOT} node. {\tt
-AddNotHavingQual()} has also not been existing until v6.3.2 and has been
+AddNotHavingQual()} has also not been existing until version 6.3.2 and has been
 created for the {\it having logic}.
 %
 \begin{verbatim}

doc/src/sgml/cvs.sgml

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 CVS code repository
 Thomas Lockhart
 -->
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $ cvs checkout -r REL6_4 tc
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   So, to create the v6.4 release
+   So, to create the 6.4 release
    I did the following:
 
    <programlisting>

doc/src/sgml/datetime.sgml

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 Date/time details
 -->
 
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Date/time details
 	Gregorian years 1-99AD may be entered by using 4 digits with leading
 	zeros (e.g. 0099 is 99AD). Previous versions of
 	<productname>Postgres</productname> accepted years with three
-	digits and with single digits, but as of v7.0 the rules have
+	digits and with single digits, but as of version 7.0 the rules have
 	been tightened up to reduce the possibility of ambiguity.
        </para>
       </tip>

doc/src/sgml/history.sgml

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 <sect1 id="history">
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml,v 1.10 2000/09/29 20:21:34 pet
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Overall backend code speed has been increased by approximately 20-40%, 
-     and backend start-up time has decreased 80% since v6.0 was released.
+     and backend start-up time has decreased 80% since version 6.0 was released.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>

doc/src/sgml/jdbc.sgml

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  <chapter id="jdbc">
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ db.close();
       For <productname>Postgres</productname>, you must access large
       objects within an SQL transaction. Although this has always been 
       true in principle, it was not strictly enforced until the
-      release of v6.5. You would open a transaction by using the
+      release of version 6.5. You would open a transaction by using the
       <function>setAutoCommit()</function> method with an input
       parameter of <literal>false</literal>:
 
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ Both are available on
 <para>
 <ulink url="http://www.retep.org.uk">My own web site</ulink>
  contains updated information not included in this 
-document, and also includes precompiled drivers for v6.4, and earlier.
+document, and also includes precompiled drivers for versions 6.4 and earlier.
 </para>
 </sect1>
 </chapter>

doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml

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  <chapter id="largeObjects">
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml,v 1.13 2000/09/29 20:21:34 petere
      <para>
       All large object manipulation <emphasis>must</emphasis> take
       place within an SQL transaction. This requirement is strictly
-      enforced as of Postgres v6.5, though it has been an
+      enforced as of Postgres 6.5, though it has been an
       implicit requirement in previous versions, resulting in
       misbehavior if ignored.
      </para>

doc/src/sgml/notation.sgml

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 <sect1 id="terminology">
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/notation.sgml,v 1.10 2000/05/02 20:01:52 th
 
  <note>
   <para>
-   At the time of writing (<Productname>Postgres</Productname> v7.0)
+   At the time of writing (<Productname>Postgres</Productname> 7.0)
    the notation for
    flagging commands is not universally consistant throughout the
    documentation set.

doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Updates for protocol 2.0 by <ULink url="mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us">Tom Lane</ULin
 <Para>
 <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> uses a message-based protocol for communication between frontends
 and backends.  The protocol is implemented over <Acronym>TCP/IP</Acronym> and also on Unix sockets.
-<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.3 introduced version numbers into the protocol.
+<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> 6.3 introduced version numbers into the protocol.
 This was done in such
 a way as to still allow connections from earlier versions of frontends, but
 this document does not cover the protocol used by those earlier versions.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ this document does not cover the protocol used by those earlier versions.
 
 <Para>
 This document describes version 2.0 of the protocol, implemented in
-<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.4 and later.
+<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> 6.4 and later.
 </para>
 
 <Para>

doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml

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  <chapter id="syntax">
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ DATETIME TIMESPAN
 
      (translated to <type>TIMESTAMP</type> and <type>INTERVAL</type>,
      respectively). This feature is intended to help with
-     transitioning to v7.0, and will be removed in the next full
-     release (likely v7.1).
+     transitioning to version 7.0, and will be removed in a future release.
     </para>
 
     <para>
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ DATETIME TIMESPAN
      or <acronym>SQL3</acronym> reserved key words
      which are not key words in <productname>Postgres</productname>.
      These have no proscribed usage in <productname>Postgres</productname>
-     at the time of writing (v7.0) but may become reserved key words in the
+     at the time of writing (version 7.0) but may become reserved key words in the
      future:
 
      <note>

doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml

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  <chapter id="xfunc">
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ LANGUAGE 'c';
     <title>Name Space Conflicts</title>
 
     <para>
-     As of <productname>Postgres</productname> v7.0, the alternative
+     As of <productname>Postgres</productname> 7.0, the alternative
      form of the AS clause for the SQL
      <command>CREATE FUNCTION</command> command
      decouples the SQL function name from the function name in the C
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ LANGUAGE 'c';
     </para>
 
     <sect3>
-     <title>Pre-v7.0</title>
+     <title>Pre-7.0</title>
 
      <para>
       For functions written in C, the SQL name declared in