Docs: clarify lttng.1 shm-path section

[lttng-tools.git] / doc / man / lttng.1

diff --git a/doc/man/lttng.1 b/doc/man/lttng.1
index 9f642b812f8cefdff6d70961370bf963d4b40752..f2b08bbfa9f6d665d499c0b364adde8b261e8c2f 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man/lttng.1
+++ b/doc/man/lttng.1
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ recorded in /tmp/lttng.
 .BR "\-\-shm-path PATH"
 
 Path where shared memory holding buffers should be created. Useful
 .BR "\-\-shm-path PATH"
 
 Path where shared memory holding buffers should be created. Useful

-when used with pramfs to extract trace data after crash.
+when used with PRAMFS or other persistent memory filesystems to extract
+trace data in the event of a crash requiring a reboot.

 
 .TP
 .BR "\-U, \-\-set-url=URL"
 
 .TP
 .BR "\-U, \-\-set-url=URL"