</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>--console</option></term>
+ <term><option>--console</option><optional>=<replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable></optional></term>
- <listitem><para>Ask question on
- <filename>/dev/console</filename> instead of querying the user
- on the calling TTY. </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Ask question on TTY <replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable> instead of querying the user on
+ the calling TTY. If <replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable> is not specified,
+ <filename>/dev/console</filename> will be used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
printf("%s [OPTIONS...]\n\n"
"Process system password requests.\n\n"
- " -h --help Show this help\n"
- " --version Show package version\n"
- " --list Show pending password requests\n"
- " --query Process pending password requests\n"
- " --watch Continuously process password requests\n"
- " --wall Continuously forward password requests to wall\n"
- " --plymouth Ask question with Plymouth instead of on TTY\n"
- " --console Ask question on /dev/console instead of current TTY\n"
+ " -h --help Show this help\n"
+ " --version Show package version\n"
+ " --list Show pending password requests\n"
+ " --query Process pending password requests\n"
+ " --watch Continuously process password requests\n"
+ " --wall Continuously forward password requests to wall\n"
+ " --plymouth Ask question with Plymouth instead of on TTY\n"
+ " --console[=DEVICE] Ask question on /dev/console (or DEVICE if specified)\n"
+ " instead of the current TTY\n"
"\nSee the %s for details.\n",
program_invocation_short_name,
link);