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authorgad <gad@FreeBSD.org>2003-04-23 21:26:12 +0000
committergad <gad@FreeBSD.org>2003-04-23 21:26:12 +0000
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Document support for the <default> entry, which was implemented in
revision 1.50 of newsyslog.c , back in February. I intend to MFC those changes soon. MFC after: 4 days
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.\" the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
.\" provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
.\"
-.Dd April 4, 2000
+.Dd February 23, 2003
.Dt NEWSYSLOG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@ follows:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Ar logfile_name
-Name of the system log file to be archived.
+Name of the system log file to be archived, or the literal string
+``<default>''.
+The special default entry will be only be used if some log file
+name is given as a command line argument on the
+.Nm
+command, and if that log file name is not matched by any other
+line in the configuration file.
.It Ar owner : Ns Ar group
This optional field specifies the owner and group for the archive file.
The ":" is essential, even if the
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