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authorJakob Unterwurzacher2020-11-14 14:29:04 +0100
committerJakob Unterwurzacher2020-11-14 14:29:04 +0100
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MANPAGE: clarify -fg and syslog interaction
The flag -fg does NOT imply -nosyslog. Syslog redirection is active when -notifypid is passed.
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@@ -127,9 +127,12 @@ to your program, use `"--"`, which is accepted by most programs:
`-extpass "my program" -extpass "--"`
#### -fg, -f
-Stay in the foreground instead of forking away. Implies "-nosyslog".
+Stay in the foreground instead of forking away.
For compatibility, "-f" is also accepted, but "-fg" is preferred.
+Unless `-notifypid` is also passed, the logs go to stdout and stderr
+instead of syslog.
+
#### -fido2 DEVICE_PATH
Use a FIDO2 token to initialize and unlock the filesystem.
Use "fido2-token -L" to obtain the FIDO2 token device path.