Author: joel (doc committer) Date: Sun Jul 28 06:15:25 2013 New Revision: 253735 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/253735
Log: mdoc and language improvements. Modified: head/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 Modified: head/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 ============================================================================== --- head/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 Sun Jul 28 06:02:40 2013 (r253734) +++ head/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 Sun Jul 28 06:15:25 2013 (r253735) @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ will terminate. The .Nm utility recognizes the following runtime options: -.Bl -tag -width ".Fl -softtimeout-action Ar action " +.Bl -tag -width 30m .It Fl I Ar file Write the process ID of the .Nm @@ -204,16 +204,23 @@ and the kernel .Xr log 4 device for .Xr syslog 8 . +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid" -compact +.It Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid +.El .Sh EXAMPLES .Ss Debugging watchdogd and/or your watchdog script. +This is a useful recipe for debugging +.Nm +and your watchdog script. .Pp -This is a useful recipe for debugging watchdogd and your watchdog -script. -.Pp -(Note that ^C works oddly because watchdogd calls system(3) so the +(Note that ^C works oddly because +.Nm +calls +.Xr system 3 +so the first ^C will terminate the "sleep" command.) .Pp -.Pp Explanation of options used: .Bl -enum -offset indent -compact .It @@ -224,17 +231,29 @@ Set the watchdog to trip at 30 seconds. Use of a softtimeout: .Bl -enum -offset indent -compact -nested .It -Use a softtimeout (don't arm the hardware watchdog) (--softtimeout) +Use a softtimeout (do not arm the hardware watchdog). +(--softtimeout) .It -Set the softtimeout action to do both kernel printf(9) and log(9) when it trips. (--softtimeout-action log,printf) +Set the softtimeout action to do both kernel +.Xr printf 9 +and +.Xr log 9 +when it trips. +(--softtimeout-action log,printf) .El .It Use of a pre-timeout: .Bl -enum -offset indent -compact -nested .It -Set a pre-timeout of 15 seconds (this will later trigger a panic/dump) (--pretimeout 15) +Set a pre-timeout of 15 seconds (this will later trigger a panic/dump). +(--pretimeout 15) .It -Set the action to also kernel printf(9) and log(9) when it trips. (--pretimeout-action log,printf) +Set the action to also kernel +.Xr printf 9 +and +.Xr log 9 +when it trips. +(--pretimeout-action log,printf) .El .It Use of a script: @@ -279,10 +298,6 @@ watchdogd -t 120 \\ --pretimeout 60 --pretimeout-action log,printf,panic \\ -e '/path/to/your/script 60' -w -T 15 .Ed -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid" -compact -.It Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid -.El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr watchdog 4 , .Xr watchdog 8 , _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"