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diff --git a/man3/syslog.3 b/man3/syslog.3 index 5851c8856a..6e198dbdd3 100644 --- a/man3/syslog.3 +++ b/man3/syslog.3 @@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ The argument establishes a default to be used if none is specified in subsequent calls to .BR syslog (). -Values for +The values that may be specified for .I option and .I facility -are given below. +are described below. The use of .BR openlog () @@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ generates a log message, which will be distributed by The .I priority -argument is formed by ORing the +argument is formed by ORing together a .I facility -and the +value and a .I level -values (explained below). +value (described below). If no .I facility value is ORed into @@ -156,15 +156,18 @@ The .I option argument to .BR openlog () -is an OR of any of these: +is a bit mask constructed by ORing together any of the following values: .TP 15 .B LOG_CONS -Write directly to system console if there is an error while sending to -system logger. +Write directly to the system console if there is an error while sending to +the system logger. .TP .B LOG_NDELAY Open the connection immediately (normally, the connection is opened when the first message is logged). +This may be useful, for example, if a subsequent +.BR chroot (2) +would make the pathname used internally by the logging facility unreachable. .TP .B LOG_NOWAIT Don't wait for child processes that may have been created while logging @@ -182,10 +185,11 @@ is called. .TP .B LOG_PERROR (Not in POSIX.1-2001 or POSIX.1-2008.) -Print to \fIstderr\fP as well. +Also log the message to +.IR stderr . .TP .B LOG_PID -Include PID with each message. +Include the caller's PID with each message. .\" .SS Values for \fIfacility\fP The |