diff --git a/man/pconfig.6 b/man/pconfig.6
index 759f1477..e4e4176b 100644
--- a/man/pconfig.6
+++ b/man/pconfig.6
@@ -9,14 +9,8 @@ pconfig \- Print Empire configuration
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B pconfig
-creates an "econfig" file which may be used with the \-e argument with
-most Empire programs.  By default, Empire programs look for a file
-called "econfig" in the data directory, but the 
-.B pconfig
-program may be used to create an alternate Empire configuration file.
-After you have created an "econfig" file, you can edit the game
-configuration data in the file which the server uses to control
-various parameters for the game.
+prints server configuration to standard output.  Output is in
+configuration file syntax, and is designed to be self-explanatory.
 .SH OPERANDS
 .TP
 .I configfile
@@ -24,7 +18,10 @@ makes
 .B pconfig
 use the game configuration specified in 
 .I configfile
-instead of compiled-in defaults.
+instead of compiled-in defaults.  You can use this to merge
+.I configfile
+with compiled-in defaults into a configuration file that specifies all
+configuration keys.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 \fIemp_server\fR(6).
 .SH AUTHOR