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+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--inetd |
[--listen=<host_or_ipaddr>] [--port=<n>]
[--user=<user> [--group=<group>]]]
+ [--log-destination=(stderr|syslog|none)]
[<directory>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ OPTIONS
do not have the 'git-daemon-export-ok' file.
--inetd::
- Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog.
+ Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog (may be
+ overridden with `--log-destination=`).
Incompatible with --detach, --port, --listen, --user and --group
options.
@@ -110,8 +112,28 @@ OPTIONS
zero for no limit.
--syslog::
- Log to syslog instead of stderr. Note that this option does not imply
- --verbose, thus by default only error conditions will be logged.
+ Short for `--log-destination=syslog`.
+
+--log-destination=<destination>::
+ Send log messages to the specified destination.
+ Note that this option does not imply --verbose,
+ thus by default only error conditions will be logged.
+ The <destination> must be one of:
++
+--
+stderr::
+ Write to standard error.
+ Note that if `--detach` is specified,
+ the process disconnects from the real standard error,
+ making this destination effectively equivalent to `none`.
+syslog::
+ Write to syslog, using the `git-daemon` identifier.
+none::
+ Disable all logging.
+--
++
+The default destination is `syslog` if `--inetd` or `--detach` is specified,
+otherwise `stderr`.
--user-path::
--user-path=<path>::