basic cleanup for 4.2

[unix-history] / usr / src / usr.sbin / sendmail / doc / syslog.8

diff --git a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/doc/syslog.8 b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/doc/syslog.8
index 289c45f..c97f162 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/doc/syslog.8
+++ b/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/doc/syslog.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .TH SYSLOG 8
 .TH SYSLOG 8

-.\"    @(#)syslog.8    1.1             %G%
+.\"    @(#)syslog.8    1.2             %G%

 .SH NAME
 syslog \- log systems messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 syslog \- log systems messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS


@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ syslog \- log systems messages
 .BI \-m N
 ] [
 .BI \-f name
 .BI \-m N
 ] [
 .BI \-f name

+] [
+.B \-d

 ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Syslog
 ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Syslog

-creates and reads the mpx file
-.I /dev/log
+reads a datagram socket

 and logs each line it reads into a set of files
 described by the configuration file
 /etc/syslog.conf.
 and logs each line it reads into a set of files
 described by the configuration file
 /etc/syslog.conf.


@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ It is expected that the kernel will not log anything below
 LOG_ERR priority.
 .PP
 The configuration file is in two sections
 LOG_ERR priority.
 .PP
 The configuration file is in two sections

-seperated by a blank line.
+separated by a blank line.

 The first section defines files that
 .I syslog
 will log into.
 The first section defines files that
 .I syslog
 will log into.


@@ -137,14 +138,36 @@ to reconfigure
 (equivalent to a hangup signal).
 This can be used in a shell file run automatically
 early in the morning to truncate the log.
 (equivalent to a hangup signal).
 This can be used in a shell file run automatically
 early in the morning to truncate the log.

+.PP
+.I Syslog
+creates the file
+/etc/syslog.pid
+if possible
+containing a single line
+with its process id.
+This can be used to kill or reconfigure
+.I syslog.
+.PP
+.I Syslog
+can also be compiled to use
+.IR mpx (2)
+files instead of datagrams
+if you are running V7.
+In this case it creates and reads the file
+/dev/log.

 .SH FILES
 /etc/syslog.conf \- the configuration file
 .SH FILES
 /etc/syslog.conf \- the configuration file

+.br
+/etc/syslog.pid \- the process id
+.br
+/dev/log \- under V7, the mpx file

 .SH BUGS
 LOG_ALERT and LOG_SUBALERT messages
 should only be allowed to privileged programs.
 .PP
 Actually,
 .I syslog
 .SH BUGS
 LOG_ALERT and LOG_SUBALERT messages
 should only be allowed to privileged programs.
 .PP
 Actually,
 .I syslog

-is not clever enough to deal with kernel error messages.
+is not clever enough to deal with kernel error messages
+in the current implementation.

 .SH SEE\ ALSO
 syslog(3)
 .SH SEE\ ALSO
 syslog(3)