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authorKarel Zak2012-07-20 14:04:48 +0200
committerKarel Zak2012-07-20 14:04:48 +0200
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parentdmesg: support --clear for kmsg (diff)
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dmesg: add --follow feature
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/sys-utils/dmesg.1 b/sys-utils/dmesg.1
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@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ Do not print kernel's timestamps.
Print userspace messages.
.IP "\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR"
Output version information and exit.
+.IP "\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-follow\fR"
+Wait for new messages. This feature is supported on systems with readable
+/dev/kmsg only (since kernel 3.5.0).
.IP "\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-decode\fR"
Decode facility and level (priority) number to human readable prefixes.
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