man/bootlogd.8.todo

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  18 .TH BOOTLOGD 8 "Aug 24, 1999" "" "Linux System Administrator's Manual"
  19 .SH NAME
  20 bootlogd \- record boot messages
  21 .SH SYNOPSIS
  22 .B /sbin/bootlogd
  23 .RB [ \-d ]
  24 .RB [ \-r ]
  25 .RB [ \-v ]
  26 .RB [ " -l logfile " ]
  27 .RB [ " -p pidfile " ]
  28 .SH DESCRIPTION
  29 \fBBootlogd\fP runs in the background and copies all strings sent to the
  30 \fI/dev/console\fP device to a logfile. If the logfile is not accessible,
  31 the messages will be buffered in-memory until it is.
  32 .SH OPTIONS
  33 .IP \fB\-d\fP
  34 Do not fork and run in the background.
  35 .IP \fB\-r\fP
  36 If there is an existing logfile called \fIlogfile\fP rename it to
  37 \fIlogfile~\fP unless \fIlogfile~\fP already exists.
  38 .IP \fB\-v\fP
  39 Show version.
  40 .IP \fB\-l logfile\fP
  41 Log to this logfile. The default is \fI/var/log/boot.log\fP.
  42 .IP \fB\-p pidfile\fP
  43 Put process-id in this file. The default is no pidfile.
  44 .SH NOTES
  45 There is no standard way to find out the real console device if you have
  46 a new-style \fI/dev/console\fP device (major 5, minor 1). \fBBootlogd\fP
  47 might have some difficulties to do this, especially under very old
  48 or very new kernels.
  49 .SH AUTHOR
  50 Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl
  51 .SH "SEE ALSO"
  52 .BR dmesg (8)