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authorRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-09-04 15:41:08 +0100
committerRoy Marples <roy@marples.name>2009-09-04 15:41:08 +0100
commit44585fea46c81791e15d33b7f8ad939ebbc2cb6c (patch)
treeff6f11653354f7eaaebd282f35ed679c999475ad /man/start-stop-daemon.8
parent6e485bde39dcb41e6e6b0874cc3a83027cf2b94e (diff)
Add -P to start-stop-daemon to display a . for each second elapsed.
Fixes #197.
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diff --git a/man/start-stop-daemon.8 b/man/start-stop-daemon.8
index bb541a2e..01755841 100644
--- a/man/start-stop-daemon.8
+++ b/man/start-stop-daemon.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd April 22, 2009
+.Dd September 4, 2009
.Dt START-STOP-DAEMON 8 SMM
.Os OpenRC
.Sh NAME
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ Print the action(s) that would be taken, but don't actually do anything.
The return value is set as if the command was taken and worked.
.It Fl v , -verbose
Print the action(s) that are taken just before doing them.
+.It Fl P , -progress
+Echo a . to the console for each second elapsed whilst waiting.
.El
.Pp
These options are only used for starting daemons: