From: Michael Orlitzky Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:40:45 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update the man page to reflect the global configuration file change. X-Git-Tag: 0.0.2~6 X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.michael.orlitzky.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b27dbdecb0a7d9517a0b41394e8d6c0ccf7e3aae;p=dead%2Fhtsn.git Update the man page to reflect the global configuration file change. --- diff --git a/doc/man1/htsn.1 b/doc/man1/htsn.1 index a2ca93c..ee2361d 100644 --- a/doc/man1/htsn.1 +++ b/doc/man1/htsn.1 @@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ Default: none .IP \fB\-\-pidfile\fR (Daemon mode only) Create a PID file in the given location. This is used by the init system on Unix to keep track of the running daemon. +Its parent directory must be writable by the user/group that we will +run as! -Default: /run/htsn.pid +Default: /run/htsn/htsn.pid .IP \fB\-\-run\-as\-group\fR (Daemon mode only) Run as the given system group. The PID file is @@ -141,15 +143,15 @@ so there is rarely a need to do this. .SH CONFIGURATION FILE .P Any of the command-line options mentioned above can be specified in a -configuration file instead. We look for a file named \(dq.htsnrc\(dq -in the user's home directory; its syntax is given by examples in the -htsnrc.example file (included with \fBhtsn\fR). +configuration file instead. We first look for \(dqhtsnrc\(dq in the +system configuration directory (/etc on Unix). We then look for a file +named \(dq.htsnrc\(dq in the user's home directory. The latter will +override the former. .P -If you are using the \fI\-\-run\-as\-user\fR option, that means that -the configuration file will need to go in that user's home directory -(and not, for example, root's). +The file's syntax is given by examples in the htsnrc.example file +(included with \fBhtsn\fR). .P -Options specified on the command-line override those in the +Options specified on the command-line override those in either configuration file. .SH BUGS