From 4c79367e9b2efc506b34167d0d60e35aa13f6523 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Buitenhuis Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:29:33 -0400 Subject: doc: Explain the various logevel settings Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis --- doc/avtools-common-opts.texi | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/avtools-common-opts.texi b/doc/avtools-common-opts.texi index 111812da78..340f00c400 100644 --- a/doc/avtools-common-opts.texi +++ b/doc/avtools-common-opts.texi @@ -120,13 +120,25 @@ Set the logging level used by the library. @var{loglevel} is a number or a string containing one of the following values: @table @samp @item quiet +Show nothing at all; be silent. @item panic +Only show fatal errors which could lead the process to crash, such as +and assert failure. This is not currently used for anything. @item fatal +Only show fatal errors. These are errors after which the process absolutely +cannot continue after. @item error +Show all errors, including ones which can be recovered from. @item warning +Show all warnings and errors. Any message related to possibly +incorrect or unexpected events will be shown. @item info +Show informative messages during processing. This is in addition to +warnings and errors. This is the default value. @item verbose +Same as @code{info}, except more verbose. @item debug +Show everything, including debugging information. @end table By default the program logs to stderr, if coloring is supported by the -- cgit v1.2.3