From 0b2562fdbae0c85ae6ac70c32531726a4ef65a45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakob Unterwurzacher
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:29:04 +0100
Subject: 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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 Documentation/MANPAGE.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'Documentation')

diff --git a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
index 40c2f26..032046a 100644
--- a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
+++ b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
@@ -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.
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