From 99cbe59917ada7896b3f4c3252d91af6768c2e9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Rothberg Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 16:28:13 +0200 Subject: 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 --- docs/source/markdown/podman-events.1.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-events.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-events.1.md index a05047684..abfc6e9c1 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-events.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-events.1.md @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf