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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml index ad7b2c5b85..fa36457489 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <comref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1999</year><year>2016</year> + <year>1999</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <funcs> <func> <name>run_erl [-daemon] pipe_dir/ log_dir "exec command - [command_arguments]"</name> + arg1 arg2 ..."</name> <fsummary>Start the Erlang emulator without attached terminal.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Arguments:</p> @@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ </item> </list> </item> - <tag><c>"exec command [command_arguments]"</c></tag> + <tag><c>"exec command arg1 arg2 ..."</c></tag> <item> - <p>In the third argument, <c><![CDATA[command]]></c> is the - executable to execute where everything written to <c>stdin</c> - and <c>stdout</c> is logged to <c><![CDATA[log_dir]]></c>.</p> + <p>A space-separated string specifying the program to be executed. + The second field is typically a command name such as <c>erl</c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> @@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ <section> <title>Notes concerning the Log Files</title> - <p>While running, <c>run_erl</c> (as stated earlier) sends all output, + <p>While running, <c>run_erl</c> sends all output, uninterpreted, to a log file. The file is named <c><![CDATA[erlang.log.N]]></c>, where <c>N</c> is an integer. When the log is "full" (default log size is 100 KB), <c>run_erl</c> starts to log @@ -182,6 +181,12 @@ <item> <p>Controls the number of log files written before older files are reused. Defaults to 5, minimum is 2, maximum is 1000.</p> + <p>Note that, as a way to indicate the newest file, <c>run_erl</c> will + delete the oldest log file to maintain a "hole" in the file + sequences. For example, if log files #1, #2, #4 and #5 exists, that + means #2 is the latest and #4 is the oldest. You will therefore at most + get one less log file than the value set by + <c>RUN_ERL_LOG_GENERATIONS</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>RUN_ERL_LOG_MAXSIZE</c></tag> <item> |