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authorEric Andersen2003-12-19 11:32:14 +0000
committerEric Andersen2003-12-19 11:32:14 +0000
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Patch from Fillod Stephane:
You will find in the attached file "syslog.patch" a patch which adds config options to set at compile time the size of the circular buffer, and some documentation update.
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@@ -1976,6 +1976,38 @@
</para>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="logread">
+ <title>logread</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Usage: logread [OPTION]...
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Shows the messages from syslogd (using circular buffer).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Options:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <screen>
+ -f Output data as the log grows.
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Example:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <screen>
+ $ logread
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="ls">
<title>ls</title>
@@ -3110,7 +3142,7 @@
-O FILE Use an alternate log file (default=/var/log/messages)
-R HOST[:PORT] Log remotely to IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)
-L Log locally as well as network logging (default is network only)
- -C Log to a circular buffer. Read this buffer using 'logread'
+ -C [size(KiB)] Log to a circular buffer. Read this buffer using 'logread'
</screen>
</para>