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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Options: Environment: - `INITRD` initrd to inspect (default `/boot/initrd-generic.img`) -- `LOG` append the whole run, slackpkg output included, to this file +- `LOG` append the non-interactive run, slackpkg output included, to this file (default `/var/log/dist-upgrade.log`; set it empty to disable) A logrotate rule for that log ships in `logrotate.d/dist-upgrade`; install it @@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ to `/etc/logrotate.d/`. 4. Lists any leftover `.new` config files. 5. Reports whether a reboot is recommended. -The full run is appended to `LOG`, with a timestamped header per run, so an -unattended upgrade can be reviewed afterwards. +A non-interactive run is appended to `LOG`, with a timestamped header per run, +so an unattended upgrade can be reviewed afterwards. Interactive runs are not +logged: slackpkg's TUI needs the terminal, and redirecting it through the log +breaks the curses interface. If slackpkg upgrades itself mid-run (exit status 50) the script re-executes once from the top to finish the operation, exactly as slackpkg's own message |