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Diffstat (limited to 'man/ebuild.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/ebuild.5 | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/ebuild.5 b/man/ebuild.5 index d0b0d0993..0e061410c 100644 --- a/man/ebuild.5 +++ b/man/ebuild.5 @@ -547,10 +547,15 @@ VERINS="$(best_version net-ftp/glftpd)" .RE .SH "HELPER FUNCTIONS: OUTPUT" .TP -\fBeinfo\fR \fI"informative message"\fR +\fBeinfo\fR \fI"disposable message"\fR +Same as \fBelog\fR, but should be used when the message isn't important to the +user (like progress or status messages during the build process). +.TP +\fBelog\fR \fI"informative message"\fR If you need to display an message that you wish the user to read and take -notice of, then use \fBeinfo\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but -adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye. +notice of, then use \fBelog\fR. It works just like \fBecho\fR(1), but +adds a little more to the output so as to catch the user's eye. The message +will also be logged by portage for later review. .TP \fBewarn\fR \fI"warning message"\fR Same as \fBeinfo\fR, but should be used when showing a warning to the user. |