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diff --git a/tools/dbus-monitor.1 b/tools/dbus-monitor.1 index fd741144..d6a780dd 100644 --- a/tools/dbus-monitor.1 +++ b/tools/dbus-monitor.1 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dbus-monitor \- debug probe to print message bus messages .SH SYNOPSIS .PP .B dbus-monitor -[\-\-system] +[\-\-system | \-\-session] .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ the big picture. There are two well-known message buses: the systemwide message bus (installed on many systems as the "messagebus" service) and the per-user-login-session message bus (started each time a user logs in). -\fIdbus-monitor\fP by default monitors the session bus; to monitor the -system bus, specify \-\-system. +The \-\-system and \-\-session options direct \fIdbus-monitor\fP to +monitor the system or session buses respectively. If neither is +specified, \fIdbus-monitor\fP monitors the session bus. .PP The message bus configuration may keep \fIdbus-monitor\fP from seeing @@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ all messages, especially if you run the monitor as a non-root user. .SH OPTIONS .TP .I "--system" -Use the system message bus instead of the session bus. +Monitor the system message bus. +.TP +.I "--session" +Monitor the session message bus. (This is the default.) .SH AUTHOR dbus-monitor was written by Philip Blundell. |