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syslog.2: Clarify semantics of SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR
authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:48:19 +0000 (14:48 +0100)
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:51:22 +0000 (15:51 +0100)
commit7fc3d0580bafd4d804eee722769ec7786987910c
treec76cfeb7c4e8f9cad51ab6a3a558cad63a7ea114
parent70a259dcd570cebce2ec05d826f14b36368577eb
syslog.2: Clarify semantics of SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR

The SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR command (5) does not really clear
the ring buffer; rather it affects the semantics of what
is returned by commands 3 (SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL) and
4 (SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR).

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
man2/syslog.2