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| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index eac7db5eaa..a603d5c2b8 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -724,9 +724,12 @@ false</pre> size limit.</p> </item> <tag><c>{line_length, integer()}</c></tag> - <item><p>Applies only to line oriented protocols - (<c>line</c>, <c>http</c>). Lines longer than this - will be truncated.</p> + <item><p>For packet type <c>line</c>, truncate lines longer + than the indicated length.</p> + <p>Option <c>line_length</c> also applies to <c>http*</c> + packet types as an alias for option <c>packet_size</c> in the + case when <c>packet_size</c> itself is not set. This usage is + only intended for backward compatibility.</p> </item> </taglist> <pre> |