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diff --git a/docs/manpages/testparm.1 b/docs/manpages/testparm.1 index b75590aa9a..2d4c03a164 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/testparm.1 +++ b/docs/manpages/testparm.1 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ testparm \- check an smb\&.conf configuration file for internal correctness .PP .SH "SYNOPSIS" .PP -\fBtestparm\fP [-s] [configfilename] [hostname hostIP] +\fBtestparm\fP [-s] [-h] [-L servername] [configfilename] [hostname hostIP] .PP .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP @@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ If the optional host name and host IP address are specified on the command line, this test program will run through the service entries reporting whether the specified host has access to each service\&. .PP +If \fBtestparm\fP finds an error in the \fBsmb\&.conf\fP +file it returns an exit code of 1 to the calling program, else it returns +an exit code of 0\&. This allows shell scripts to test the output from +\fBtestparm\fP\&. +.PP .SH "OPTIONS" .PP .IP @@ -32,6 +37,13 @@ Without this option, \fBtestparm\fP will prompt for a carriage return after printing the service names and before dumping the service definitions\&. .IP +.IP "\fB-h\fP" +Print usage message +.IP +.IP "\fB-L servername\fP" +Sets the value of the %L macro to servername\&. This +is useful for testing include files specified with the %L macro\&. +.IP .IP "\fBconfigfilename\fP" This is the name of the configuration file to check\&. If this parameter is not present then the default |