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Diffstat (limited to 'src/common/log.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/common/log.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/log.c b/src/common/log.c index 7e83d831a8..ac28830dfa 100644 --- a/src/common/log.c +++ b/src/common/log.c @@ -88,10 +88,15 @@ int _log_global_min_severity = LOG_NOTICE; static void delete_log(logfile_t *victim); static void close_log(logfile_t *victim); -/** DOCDOC */ +/** Name of the application: used to generate the message we write at the + * start of each new log. */ static char *appname = NULL; -/** DOCDOC */ +/** Set the "application name" for the logs to <b>name</b>: we'll use this + * name in the message we write when starting up, and at the start of each new + * log. + * + * Tor uses this string to write the version number to the log file. */ void log_set_application_name(const char *name) { |