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https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commitdiff/9e55176d9aab057a530bc584f6486ebf9d91b13d
Commit: 9e55176d9aab057a530bc584f6486ebf9d91b13d
Parent: 1dcdf90a3f6df9436f1873a036a985671ef8815d
Author: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
AuthorDate: Thu Sep 19 10:10:57 2019 +0100
Committer: Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???>
CommitDate: Thu Sep 19 10:10:57 2019 +0100
Docs: more detail on log_file_path, in the main-config chapter
---
doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index ac7bf4d..f7e930c 100644
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -16043,6 +16043,10 @@ when Exim is entered, so it can, for example, contain a reference to the host
name. If no specific path is set for the log files at compile or runtime,
or if the option is unset at runtime (i.e. &`log_file_path = `&)
they are written in a sub-directory called &_log_& in Exim's spool directory.
+.new
+A path must start with a slash.
+To send to syslog, use the word &"syslog"&.
+.wen
Chapter &<<CHAPlog>>& contains further details about Exim's logging, and
section &<<SECTwhelogwri>>& describes how the contents of &%log_file_path%& are
used. If this string is fixed at your installation (contains no expansion
