From: walter harms <wharms-fPG8STNUNVg@public.gmane.org>
To: linux-man <linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Fwd: Re: syslog(3) inconsistency
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:00:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <58D550B5.4020105@bfs.de> (raw)
Am 24.03.2017 15:40, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages):
> Hello Ian,
>
> On 03/23/2017 07:37 PM, Ian Abbott wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The first parameter of `syslog()` is called `priority` in the man-page,
>> except in the breakdown of the possible log levels, where it is called
>> `level`.
>
> Your report doesn't say clearly which pieces of text you find to
> be incorrect, but I wonder if you have missed this sentence in the
> man page:
>
> The priority argument is formed by ORing the facility and the
> level values (explained below).
>
> If you still think there's a problem in the man page, could you please
> describe the problem in more detail.
>
I thing i have an idea what he is talking about. One option
os simply repeating the priority=(facility|level) sentence
as below. Otherwise a simple example would also be helpful.
re,
wh
--- syslog.3.org 2017-03-24 15:58:02.000000000 +0100
+++ syslog.3 2017-03-24 15:57:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@
.TP
.B LOG_PID
Include PID with each message.
+
+.in 3
+The
+.B priority
+argument is formed by ORing the
+.I facility
+and the
+.I level
+values (explained below).
.SS facility
The
.I facility
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