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Diffstat (limited to 'sys-utils/dmesg.8')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/dmesg.8 b/sys-utils/dmesg.8 index f453d7145..8064b1d0e 100644 --- a/sys-utils/dmesg.8 +++ b/sys-utils/dmesg.8 @@ -20,16 +20,19 @@ file to whoever can debug their problem. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-c -clear the ring buffer contents after printing. +Clear the ring buffer contents after printing. .TP .BI \-s bufsize -use a buffer of bufsize to query the kernel ring buffer. This is -8196 by default (this matches the default kernel syslog buffer size in -2.0.33 and 2.1.103). If you have set the kernel buffer to larger than -the default then this option can be used to view the entire buffer. +Use a buffer of size +.I bufsize +to query the kernel ring buffer. This is 16392 by default. +(The default kernel syslog buffer size was 4096 +at first, 8192 since 1.3.54, 16384 since 2.1.113.) +If you have set the kernel buffer to be larger than the default +then this option can be used to view the entire buffer. .TP .BI \-n level -set the +Set the .I level at which logging of messages is done to the console. For example, .B \-n 1 |