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authorJim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>2022-06-15 00:00:00 -0500
committerCraig Small <csmall@dropbear.xyz>2022-06-19 20:58:51 +1000
commit942b1b110c348d78fb0180c693537b04ff0cecec (patch)
tree15befaf13fd5cd1858e7c287cbeea6c37c297b45
parentda4dc7665b56c35133b054a0fc77c50aa022b094 (diff)
downloadprocps-ng-942b1b110c348d78fb0180c693537b04ff0cecec.tar.gz
doc: acknowledge the top 'message log' display ability <=== port of newlib 60bac2b5
______________________________ original newlib message [ along the way, we'll fix-up the section 4 commands ] [ summary which has gotten a little outdated lately. ] Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
-rw-r--r--NEWS2
-rw-r--r--top/top.19
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d772128..558442c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ 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
procps-ng-3.3.17
---------------
diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
index 271796a..e3b4c1d 100644
--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ depending on the context in which they are issued.
4a.\fI Global-Commands \fR
<Ent/Sp> ?, =, 0,
A, B, d, E, e, g, H, h, I, k, q, r, s, W, X, Y, Z,
- ^G, ^K, ^U, ^V
+ ^G, ^K, ^N, ^P, ^U, ^L
4b.\fI Summary-Area-Commands \fR
C, l, t, m, 1, 2, 3, 4, !
4c.\fI Task-Area-Commands \fR
@@ -1435,6 +1435,13 @@ 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.
+
.IP "*" 3
The commands shown with an \*(AK are not available in Secure mode,
nor will they be shown on the level-1 help screen.