From 995ba92e833e40c27760ad9a6e80d46dee48f06f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vas Crabb Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:59:45 +1100 Subject: update docs (nw) --- docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst') diff --git a/docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst b/docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst index 9ecba9e9bea..d7026de24b9 100644 --- a/docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst +++ b/docs/source/commandline/commandline-all.rst @@ -2159,12 +2159,13 @@ Debugging Options **-[no]oslog** - Output ``error.log`` data to the system diagnostic output, if one is + Output ``error.log`` messages to the system diagnostic output, if one is present. - On Windows, the ``error.log`` data goes nowhere if no debugger is present. - On other operating systems, the ``error.log`` data will go to standard - error output, which typically goes to the console or terminal window. + By default messages are sent to the standard error output (this is typically + displayed in the terminal or command prompt window, or saved to a system log + file). On Windows, if a debugger is attached (e.g. the Visual Studio + debugger or WinDbg), messages will be sent to the debugger instead. The default is OFF (**-nooslog**). -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2