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vlogger.8: fix incorrect default -t tag documentation #137

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vlogger.8: fix incorrect default -t tag documentation
chrisdebian Aug 20, 2026
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vlogger.8: clarify getlogin(3) default is libc-dependent
chrisdebian Aug 21, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -115,7 +115,20 @@ Defines the
.Pa ident
which is used as prefix for each log message or passed as first argument to
.Pa /etc/vlogger .
The default is the
If not given, the default is an empty string when
.Pa /etc/vlogger
is used.
When
.Xr syslog 3
is used directly, the default is the result of
.Xr getlogin 3 ,
which on
.Tn glibc
always returns
.Dv NULL
(no tag) and on
.Tn musl
returns the value of the
.Ev LOGNAME
environment variable.
.It Ar message
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