[systemd-devel] [PATCH 2/2] journalctl: indent line-wrapped descriptions in --help message

Jason St. John jstjohn at purdue.edu
Tue Dec 17 18:36:28 PST 2013


It's difficult to read the --help text when there are no indents for
line-wrapped descriptions, so add indenting to provide a visual cue.
---
I used an eight-space indent to match the coding style for systemd. If this is
too much indentation space, I can resubmit with four-space indents or whatever
else you feel is more appropriate.


 src/journal/journalctl.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 57c0856..d5dcfbc 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ static int help(void) {
                "  -p --priority=RANGE      Show only messages within the specified priority range\n"
                "  -e --pager-end           Immediately jump to end of the journal in the pager\n"
                "  -f --follow              Show only the most recent journal entries, and\n"
-               "                           continuously print new entries as they are added\n"
+               "                                   continuously print new entries as they are added\n"
                "  -n --lines[=INTEGER]     Number of journal entries to show\n"
                "     --no-tail             Show all lines, even in follow mode\n"
                "  -r --reverse             Show the newest entries first\n"
                "  -o --output=STRING       Change journal output mode (short, short-iso,\n"
-               "                           short-precise, short-monotonic, verbose,\n"
-               "                           export, json, json-pretty, json-sse, cat)\n"
+               "                                   short-precise, short-monotonic, verbose,\n"
+               "                                   export, json, json-pretty, json-sse, cat)\n"
                "  -x --catalog             Add message explanations where available\n"
                "     --no-full             Ellipsize fields\n"
                "  -a --all                 Show all fields, including long and unprintable\n"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int help(void) {
                "     --root=ROOT           Operate on catalog files underneath the root ROOT\n"
 #ifdef HAVE_GCRYPT
                "     --interval=TIME       Time interval for changing the\n"
-               "                           Forward Secure Sealing (FSS) sealing key\n"
+               "                                   Forward Secure Sealing (FSS) sealing key\n"
                "     --verify-key=KEY      Specify FSS verification key\n"
                "     --force               Force overriding new FSS key pair with --setup-keys\n"
 #endif
-- 
1.8.5.1



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