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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/dpkg.1 | 33 |
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index bcd897fb0..107626a3c 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dpkg (1.18.11) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium - Add man page references to other binary control files in dpkg(1). - Add version when "new" substvars were introduced in deb-substvars(5). - Switch deb-triggers(5) types into a proper list. + - Itemize --log format entries in dpkg(1). * Build system: - Add support for profiling perl modules. - Clean up compiler and linker automatic flag usage in configure. diff --git a/man/dpkg.1 b/man/dpkg.1 index 6cbabb75b..56923cccc 100644 --- a/man/dpkg.1 +++ b/man/dpkg.1 @@ -785,19 +785,26 @@ The output format used is the same as in \fB\-\-status\-fd\fP. \fB\-\-log=\fP\fIfilename\fP Log status change updates and actions to \fIfilename\fP, instead of the default \fI/var/log/dpkg.log\fP. If this option is given multiple -times, the last filename is used. Log messages are of the form -\(oqYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS startup \fItype\fP \fIcommand\fP\(cq for each dpkg -invocation where \fItype\fP is \fBarchives\fP (with a \fIcommand\fP of -\fBunpack\fP or \fBinstall\fP) or \fBpackages\fP (with a \fIcommand\fP of -\fBconfigure\fP, \fBtriggers\-only\fP, \fBremove\fP or \fBpurge\fP); -\(oqYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS status \fIstate\fP \fIpkg\fP \fIinstalled-version\fP\(cq -for status change updates; -\(oqYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS \fIaction\fP \fIpkg\fP \fIinstalled-version\fP -\fIavailable-version\fP\(cq for actions where \fIaction\fP is one of -\fBinstall\fP, \fBupgrade\fP, \fBconfigure\fP, \fBtrigproc\fP, -\fBdisappear\fP, \fBremove\fP or \fBpurge\fP; and -\(oqYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS conffile \fIfilename\fP \fIdecision\fP\(cq for conffile -changes where \fIdecision\fP is either \fBinstall\fP or \fBkeep\fP. +times, the last filename is used. Log messages are of the form: +.RS +.TP +YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS \fBstartup\fP \fItype\fP \fIcommand\fP +For each dpkg invocation where \fItype\fP is \fBarchives\fP (with a +\fIcommand\fP of \fBunpack\fP or \fBinstall\fP) or \fBpackages\fP +(with a \fIcommand\fP of \fBconfigure\fP, \fBtriggers\-only\fP, +\fBremove\fP or \fBpurge\fP). +.TP +YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS \fBstatus\fP \fIstate\fP \fIpkg\fP \fIinstalled-version\fP +For status change updates. +.TP +YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS \fIaction\fP \fIpkg\fP \fIinstalled-version\fP \fIavailable-version\fP +For actions where \fIaction\fP is one of \fBinstall\fP, \fBupgrade\fP, +\fBconfigure\fP, \fBtrigproc\fP, \fBdisappear\fP, \fBremove\fP or \fBpurge\fP. +.TP +YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS \fBconffile\fP \fIfilename\fP \fIdecision\fP +For conffile changes where \fIdecision\fP is either \fBinstall\fP or +\fBkeep\fP. +.RE .TP \fB\-\-no\-debsig\fP Do not try to verify package signatures. |