doc: acknowledge the top 'message log' display ability

[ along the way, we'll fix-up the section 4 commands ]
[ summary which has gotten a little outdated lately. ]

Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e62e659d150cff396ce90e6e258fcdea0f58e0f8..350fdeb0640ea6ba7b51a45efc3bbb977d698938 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ procps-ng-NEXT
   * top: can display the following with no need to scroll
   *      cmdline, control groups, environment,
          supplimentary groups, namespaces
+  * top: adds a 'message log' recall capability
   * watch: Add equexit no-change and exit option           merge #153
 
 procps-ng-4.0.0

diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
index 38310dfe1608c8acae733e8d6790b952eecc1d87..4482c2d34fc387d6280db6f3ae22913864d334eb 100644 (file)
--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ depending on the context in which they are issued.
   4a.\fI Global-Commands \fR
         <Ent/Sp> ?, =, 0,
         A, B, d, E, e, g, H, h, I, k, q, r, s, W, X, Y, Z,
-        ^G, ^K, ^U, ^V, ^R
+        ^G, ^K, ^N, ^P, ^U, ^L, ^R
   4b.\fI Summary-Area-Commands \fR
         C, l, t, m, 1, 2, 3, 4, !
   4c.\fI Task-Area-Commands \fR
@@ -1570,6 +1570,13 @@ commands, the tab key can be used to highlight individual elements
 in the bottom window.
 .RS -7
 
+.TP 7
+\ \ \ \fB^L\fR\ \ :\fILogged-Messages \fR (Ctrl key + `l')
+The 10 most recent messages are displayed in a separate window at
+the bottom of the screen while normal \*(We monitoring continues.
+Keying `^L' a second time removes that window as does the `=' command.
+Use the tab key to highlight individual messages.
+
 .TP 7
 *\ \ \fB^R\fR\ \ :\fIRenice-an-Autogroup \fR (Ctrl key + `r')
 You will be prompted for a PID and then the value for its