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-rw-r--r--lib/observer/doc/src/etop.xml30
-rw-r--r--lib/observer/src/etop.erl6
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/etop.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/etop.xml
index 78047caab3..928724846a 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/etop.xml
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/etop.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,36 @@ Default: <c>on</c></item>
</description>
<funcs>
<func>
+ <name>start() -> ok</name>
+ <fsummary>Start etop</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function starts <c>etop</c>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>start(Options) -> ok</name>
+ <fsummary>Start etop</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Options = [Option]</v>
+ <v>Option = {Key, Value}</v>
+ <v>Key = atom()</v>
+ <v>Value = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function starts <c>etop</c>. Use
+ <seealso marker="#help/0">help/0</seealso> to see a
+ description of the possible options.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>help() -> ok</name>
+ <fsummary>Print etop's help</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function prints the help of <c>etop</c> and
+ its options.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name>config(Key,Value) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Change tool's configuration</fsummary>
<type>
diff --git a/lib/observer/src/etop.erl b/lib/observer/src/etop.erl
index 0bf1d68534..7ec0fedbb2 100644
--- a/lib/observer/src/etop.erl
+++ b/lib/observer/src/etop.erl
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
help() ->
io:format(
- "Usage of the erlang top program~n"
- "Options are set as command line parameters as in -node a@host -..~n"
- "or as parameter to etop:start([{node, a@host}, {...}])~n"
+ "Usage of the Erlang top program~n~n"
+ "Options are set as command line parameters as in -node my@host~n"
+ "or as parameters to etop:start([{node, my@host}, {...}]).~n~n"
"Options are:~n"
" node atom Required The erlang node to measure ~n"
" port integer The used port, NOTE: due to a bug this program~n"