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@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ The '_stp_target' variable will be set to PID.
.TP
.B \-o FILE
Send output to FILE. If the module uses bulk mode, the output will
-be in percpu files FILE_x where 'x' is the cpu number.
+be in percpu files FILE_x(FILE_cpux in background and bulk mode)
+where 'x' is the cpu number. This supports strftime(3) formats
+for FILE.
.TP
.B \-b BUFFER_SIZE
The systemtap module will specify a buffer size.
@@ -73,6 +75,18 @@ Attach to loaded systemtap module.
Delete a module. Only detached or unused modules
the user has permission to access will be deleted. Use "*"
(quoted) to delete all unused modules.
+.TP
+.BI \-D
+Run staprun in background as a daemon and show it's pid.
+.TP
+.BI \-S " size[,N]"
+Sets the maximum size of output file and the maximum number of output files.
+If the size of output file will exceed
+.B size
+, systemtap switches output file to the next file. And if the number of
+output files exceed
+.B N
+, systemtap removes the oldest output file. You can omit the second argument.
.SH ARGUMENTS
.B MODULE
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ module.
.SH EXAMPLES
See the
-.IR stapex (5)
+.IR stapex (3stap)
manual page for a collection of sample scripts.
.PP
Here is a very basic example of how to use
@@ -152,9 +166,9 @@ located in this directory. This directory should be owned by the root
user and not be world writable.
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR stap (1),
-.IR stapprobes (5),
-.IR stapfuncs (5),
-.IR stapex (5),
+.IR stapprobes (3stap),
+.IR stapfuncs (3stap),
+.IR stapex (3stap),
.SH BUGS
Use the Bugzilla link off of the project web page or our mailing list.