From dc412a450ef14b424f8e581c933663d9bcf9ebcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Katherine Peeters Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 16:21:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve documentation for --syslog --- man/ngircd.8.tmpl | 3 +++ src/ngircd/log.c | 2 +- src/ngircd/ngircd.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl index d9c0f528..d9657362 100644 --- a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl +++ b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl @@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Don't fork a child and don't detach from controlling terminal. All log messages go to the console and you can use CTRL-C to terminate the server. .TP +\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-syslog\fR +Write log messages to the syslog even when running in the foreground. +.TP \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-passive\fR Disable automatic connections to other servers. You can use the IRC command CONNECT later on as IRC Operator to link this ngIRCd to other servers. diff --git a/src/ngircd/log.c b/src/ngircd/log.c index 910a4793..f2582bce 100644 --- a/src/ngircd/log.c +++ b/src/ngircd/log.c @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Log_Message(int Level, const char *msg) * Initialitze logging. * This function is called before the configuration file is read in. * - * @param Syslog_Mode Set to true if ngIRCd is running as daemon. + * @param Syslog_Mode Set to true if ngIRCd is configured to log to the syslog. */ GLOBAL void Log_Init(bool Syslog_Mode) diff --git a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c index 398c75c0..a124e2e7 100644 --- a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c +++ b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ Show_Help( void ) puts( " -t, --configtest read, validate and display configuration; then exit" ); puts( " -V, --version output version information and exit" ); #ifdef SYSLOG - puts( " -y, --syslog log to syslog even when using -n" ); + puts( " -y, --syslog log to syslog even when running in the foreground (-n)" ); #endif puts( " -h, --help display this help and exit" ); } /* Show_Help */ -- 2.39.2