Am 24.03.2017 15:40, schrieb Michael Kerrisk (man-pages): > Hello Ian, > > On 03/23/2017 07:37 PM, Ian Abbott wrote: >> Hi, >> >> The first parameter of `syslog()` is called `priority` in the man-page, >> except in the breakdown of the possible log levels, where it is called >> `level`. > > Your report doesn't say clearly which pieces of text you find to > be incorrect, but I wonder if you have missed this sentence in the > man page: > > The priority argument is formed by ORing the facility and the > level values (explained below). > > If you still think there's a problem in the man page, could you please > describe the problem in more detail. > I thing i have an idea what he is talking about. One option os simply repeating the priority=(facility|level) sentence as below. Otherwise a simple example would also be helpful. re, wh --- syslog.3.org 2017-03-24 15:58:02.000000000 +0100 +++ syslog.3 2017-03-24 15:57:10.000000000 +0100 @@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ .TP .B LOG_PID Include PID with each message. + +.in 3 +The +.B priority +argument is formed by ORing the +.I facility +and the +.I level +values (explained below). .SS facility The .I facility -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
