diff --git a/src/bin/psql/mainloop.c b/src/bin/psql/mainloop.c
index e2914ae..5ed5ded 100644
*** a/src/bin/psql/mainloop.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/mainloop.c
*************** MainLoop(FILE *source)
*** 197,202 ****
--- 197,244 ----
  			continue;
  		}
  
+ #define MYSQL_HELP_CHECK(o) \
+ 		(pg_strncasecmp(line, (o), strlen(o)) == 0 &&\
+ 		(line[strlen(o)] == '\0' || line[strlen(o)] == ';' || isspace((unsigned char) line[strlen(o)])))
+ 
+ #define MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT(o) \
+ 		free(line);\
+ 		printf(_("\nPerhaps you want \"" \
+ 				 o\
+ 				 "\"?\n"\
+ 				 "See \\? for help with psql commands\n"));\
+ 		fflush(stdout);\
+ 		continue;
+ 
+ 		/* Present the Postgres equivalent common mysqlisms */
+ 		if (pset.cur_cmd_interactive && query_buf->len == 0)
+ 		{
+ 			if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("use"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("\\c database\" or \"set search_path = schema");
+ 			}
+ 			else if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("show tables"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("\\dt");
+ 			}
+ 			else if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("show databases"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("\\l");
+ 			}
+ 			else if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("show processlist"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;");
+ 			}
+ 			else if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("describe"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("\\d tablename");
+ 			}
+ 			else if (MYSQL_HELP_CHECK("desc"))
+ 			{
+ 				MYSQL_HELP_OUTPUT("\\d tablename");
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 
  		/* echo back if flag is set */
  		if (pset.echo == PSQL_ECHO_ALL && !pset.cur_cmd_interactive)
  			puts(line);