From 2c8184a8d21d28ac5f224eac13fc570214aa99e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sinus-x <14353790+sinus-x@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 21:06:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: Correct flag description of systemd-cat It is not true that "no string" is written to journal; the binary name is used when run via `systemd-cat command`, or `cat` is used when run via `command | systemd-cat`. --- man/systemd-cat.xml | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/systemd-cat.xml b/man/systemd-cat.xml index 280492dea59..b60984b8a08 100644 --- a/man/systemd-cat.xml +++ b/man/systemd-cat.xml @@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ Specify a short string that is used to identify the logging tool. If not specified, no identification - string is written to the journal. + string is set for the journal entry, and the executable name + (or cat if the input is read from a pipe) + will be used to describe the log source instead. + -- 2.47.3