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authorValentin Rothberg <rothberg@redhat.com>2020-06-09 16:28:13 +0200
committerValentin Rothberg <rothberg@redhat.com>2020-06-10 11:09:12 +0200
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podman-events: clarify streaming behaviour
Unless `--since` or `--until` is specified, `podman events` will stream new events. Clarify this behavior in the `--help` message and man page to avoid confusion. Fixes: #6536 Signed-off-by: Valentin Rothberg <rothberg@redhat.com>
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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ value to `file`. Only `file` and `journald` are accepted. A `none` logger is al
available but this logging mechanism completely disables events; nothing will be reported by
`podman events`.
+By default, streaming mode is used, printing new events as they occur. Previous events can be listed via `--since` and `--until`.
+
The *container* event type will report the follow statuses:
* attach
* checkpoint