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diff --git a/pseudolog.1 b/pseudolog.1 index b7c9bbb..f11751f 100644 --- a/pseudolog.1 +++ b/pseudolog.1 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ .RI [ SPECIFICATIONS ] .PP .B pseudolog -.RB [ \-DPv ] +.RB [ \-UPv ] [ .B \-E .I timeformat @@ -37,13 +37,21 @@ ] .PP .B pseudolog \-h +.PP +.B pseudolog \-D +.RB [ \-Pv ] +[ +.B \-E +.I timeformat +] +.RI [ SPECIFICATIONS ] .RI [ SPECIFICATIONS ] .SH DESCRIPTION The .I pseudolog -utility displays log entries created by the +utility displays, creates, or deletes log entries associated with the .I pseudo -daemon, or creates log entries. Creation of log entries is useful only to +daemon. Creation of log entries is useful only to create timestamps or notes; for instance, you could create a log entry before beginning a process, so there would be a timestamp for the beginning of that process. There are a number of special options used to match or create @@ -60,11 +68,7 @@ The following other options are supported: Print a usage message and exit. .TP 8 .B \-D -Restrict query output to distinct rows. Rows will have members defined by -the -.B \-F -(format) option. If all members are the same between two rows, only one -is displayed. Applies only to queries. +Delete rows selected by the query. This is not reversible. .TP 8 .BI \-E \ timeformat Specify a format string (for @@ -97,6 +101,13 @@ should be used as the .B PSEUDO_PREFIX value, overriding any environment setting. .TP 8 +.B \-U +Restrict query output to unique rows. Rows will have members defined by +the +.B \-F +(format) option. If all members are the same between two rows, only one +is displayed. Applies only to queries. +.TP 8 .B \-v Increase verbosity (debug level). Not useful except when debugging pseudo. @@ -261,6 +272,12 @@ usually means that there was no entry in the .I pseudo database. .TP 8 +.B R +Program. This is the program name (as retrieved by glibc's +.I program_invocation_name +variable), which has the full path if and only if the program +was invoked by full path name. +.TP 8 .B s Timestamp. The format of this field is controlled by the .B \-E @@ -291,6 +308,13 @@ logged. It is, of course, a text field. .TP 8 .B u UID. The user ID associated with an entry. +.TP 8 +.B y +Type. This is usually "op" for operations, or "ping" for the ping +messages clients send to confirm server availability. Other types +should rarely occur, but include "ack" and "nak" for server +responses (which are never logged), and "halt" for shutdown messages +(currently not logged). .SH EXAMPLES The following examples illustrate some of the likely usage patterns for |