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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml')
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml index f418aa5bbe..c3d68fd79f 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -305,14 +305,22 @@ ok</pre> <type name="open_error"/> <desc> <p>Enables or disables printout of standard events to a file.</p> - <p>This is done by adding or deleting the standard event handler - for output to file. Thus, calling this function overrides - the value of the Kernel <c>error_logger</c> configuration - parameter.</p> - <p>Enabling file logging can be used together with calling - <c>tty(false)</c>, to have a silent system where - all standard events are logged to a file only. - Only one log file can be active at a time.</p> + <p>This is done by adding or deleting + the <c>error_logger_file_h</c> event handler, and thus + indirectly adding <c>error_logger</c> as a Logger + handler.</p> + <p>Notice that this function does not manipulate the Logger + configuration directly, meaning that if the default Logger + handler is already logging to a file, this function can + potentially cause logging to a second file.</p> + <p>This function is useful as a shortcut during development + and testing, but must not be used in a production + system. See + section <seealso marker="logger_chapter">Logging</seealso> + in the Kernel User's Guide, and + the <seealso marker="logger"><c>logger(3)</c></seealso> + manual page for information about how to configure Logger + for live systems.</p> <p><c>Request</c> is one of the following:</p> <taglist> <tag><c>{open, <anno>Filename</anno>}</c></tag> @@ -344,9 +352,14 @@ ok</pre> <p>Enables (<c><anno>Flag</anno> == true</c>) or disables (<c><anno>Flag</anno> == false</c>) printout of standard events to the terminal.</p> - <p>This is done by adding or deleting the standard event handler - for output to the terminal. Thus, calling this function overrides - the value of the Kernel <c>error_logger</c> configuration parameter.</p> + <p>This is done by manipulating the Logger configuration. The + function is useful as a shortcut during development and + testing, but must not be used in a production system. See + section <seealso marker="logger_chapter">Logging</seealso> + in the Kernel User's Guide, and + the <seealso marker="logger"><c>logger(3)</c></seealso> + manual page for information about how to configure Logger + for live systems.</p> </desc> </func> <func> |