From 60bac2b544d473be32d5d7d4799edcd17cca509f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Warner Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc: acknowledge the top 'message log' display ability [ along the way, we'll fix-up the section 4 commands ] [ summary which has gotten a little outdated lately. ] Signed-off-by: Jim Warner --- NEWS | 1 + top/top.1 | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e62e659d..350fdeb0 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ procps-ng-NEXT * top: can display the following with no need to scroll * cmdline, control groups, environment, supplimentary groups, namespaces + * top: adds a 'message log' recall capability * watch: Add equexit no-change and exit option merge #153 procps-ng-4.0.0 diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1 index 38310dfe..4482c2d3 100644 --- a/top/top.1 +++ b/top/top.1 @@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ depending on the context in which they are issued. 4a.\fI Global-Commands \fR ?, =, 0, A, B, d, E, e, g, H, h, I, k, q, r, s, W, X, Y, Z, - ^G, ^K, ^U, ^V, ^R + ^G, ^K, ^N, ^P, ^U, ^L, ^R 4b.\fI Summary-Area-Commands \fR C, l, t, m, 1, 2, 3, 4, ! 4c.\fI Task-Area-Commands \fR @@ -1570,6 +1570,13 @@ commands, the tab key can be used to highlight individual elements in the bottom window. .RS -7 +.TP 7 +\ \ \ \fB^L\fR\ \ :\fILogged-Messages \fR (Ctrl key + `l') +The 10 most recent messages are displayed in a separate window at +the bottom of the screen while normal \*(We monitoring continues. +Keying `^L' a second time removes that window as does the `=' command. +Use the tab key to highlight individual messages. + .TP 7 *\ \ \fB^R\fR\ \ :\fIRenice-an-Autogroup \fR (Ctrl key + `r') You will be prompted for a PID and then the value for its