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authorbrian <brian@FreeBSD.org>2010-07-23 09:11:47 +0000
committerbrian <brian@FreeBSD.org>2010-07-23 09:11:47 +0000
commitc77452c8de7227230017ce6d96aa4e7c069c7b0f (patch)
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Add a -S switch to override the default syslog pid file. This can be useful
if syslogd's -P switch or a syslogd alternative is being used. MFC after: 3 weeks
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8 b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
index 58881a2..312080b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/newsyslog/newsyslog.8
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
.\" the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
.\" provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
.\"
-.Dd January 19, 2010
+.Dd July 23, 2010
.Dt NEWSYSLOG 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
.Nm
.Op Fl CFNPnrsv
.Op Fl R Ar tagname
+.Op Fl S Ar pidfile
.Op Fl a Ar directory
.Op Fl d Ar directory
.Op Fl f Ar config_file
@@ -246,6 +247,12 @@ Skipping the signal step will also mean that
will return faster, since
.Nm
normally waits a few seconds after any signal that is sent.
+.It Fl S Ar pidfile
+Use
+.Ar pidfile
+as
+.Xr syslogd 8 Ns 's
+pidfile.
.El
.Pp
If additional command line arguments are given,
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