* src/nohup.c (usage): Describe how standard input and output are redirected.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a620212..3149e49 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-04-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * src/nohup.c (usage): Describe how standard input and output
+       are redirected.
+
 2007-04-25  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
        * src/du.c (usage): Clarify description of --dereference-args (-D).

diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index ca00a84..80d2f09 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-04-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * coreutils.texi (nohup invocation): Add advice about saving
+       output to a file.
+
 2007-04-16  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
        * coreutils.texi (cut invocation): Adjust synopsis to show that an

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index e1c5f51..c535dad 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -13441,6 +13441,14 @@ However, if standard output is closed, standard error terminal output
 is instead appended to the file @file{nohup.out} or
 @file{$HOME/nohup.out} as above.
 
+To capture the command's output to a file other than @file{nohup.out}
+you can redirect it.  For example, to capture the output of
+@command{make}:
+
+@example
+nohup make > make.log
+@end example
+
 @command{nohup} does not automatically put the command it runs in the
 background; you must do that explicitly, by ending the command line
 with an @samp{&}.  Also, @command{nohup} does not alter the

diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
index 578c0c2..3fd4bb7 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/.cvsignore
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ strtoumax.c
 strverscmp.c
 strverscmp.h
 sys
+sys_socket.h
+sys_socket_.h
+sys_stat.h
+sys_stat_.h
 sys_time.h
 sys_time_.h
 t-fpending

diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
index 8e1e579..3139b93 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/lib/.gitignore
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ strtoumax.c
 strverscmp.c
 strverscmp.h
 sys
+sys_socket.h
+sys_socket_.h
+sys_stat.h
+sys_stat_.h
 sys_time.h
 sys_time_.h
 t-fpending

diff --git a/src/nohup.c b/src/nohup.c
index dd64410..aeab291 100644 (file)
--- a/src/nohup.c
+++ b/src/nohup.c
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ Run COMMAND, ignoring hangup signals.\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
       fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
+      printf (_("\n\
+If standard input is a terminal, redirect it from /dev/null.\n\
+If standard output is a terminal, append output to `nohup.out' if possible,\n\
+`$HOME/nohup.out' otherwise.\n\
+If standard error is a terminal, redirect it to standard output.\n\
+To save output to FILE, use `%s COMMAND > FILE'.\n"),
+             program_name);
       printf (USAGE_BUILTIN_WARNING, PROGRAM_NAME);
       emit_bug_reporting_address ();
     }