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Diffstat (limited to 'inxi.1')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ .\" with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., .\" 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. .\" -.TH INXI 1 "2025\-08\-29" "inxi 3.3.39" "inxi manual" +.TH INXI 1 "2025\-11\-25" "inxi 3.3.40" "inxi manual" .SH NAME inxi \- Command line system information tool for console and IRC @@ -1200,6 +1200,11 @@ Setting a specific color type removes the global color selection. See \fB\-\-output\fR. .TP +.B \-\-export\-file [full path to output fil]\fR +.br +See \fB\-\-output\-file\fR. + +.TP .B \-\-indent [11\-xx]\fR Change primary wide indent width. Generally useless. Only applied if output width is greater than max wrap width (see \fB\-\-max\-wrap\fR). Use @@ -1225,7 +1230,8 @@ internal default value (110) and user configuration value \fBMAX_WRAP\fR. .TP .B \-\-output\fR, \fB \-\-export [json|screen|xml]\fR -Change data output type. Requires \-\-output\-file if not \fBscreen\fR. +Change data output type. Requires \fB\-\-output\-file\fR. \fBscreen\fR is the +inxi default mode, and is useful only to override a configuration file value. See this page \fIhttps://smxi.org/docs/inxi-json-xml-output.htm\fR BEFORE you post an issue about not understanding, or being unable to use, the output @@ -1236,9 +1242,9 @@ then this feature is not meant for you. .TP .B \-\-output\-file, \fB \-\-export\-file [full path to output file|print]\fR -The given directory path must exist. The directory path given must exist, -The \fBprint\fR options prints to stdout. -Required for non\-screen \fB\-\-output\fR formats (json|xml). +This is the file to write the output to. The given directory path must exist. + +To print the data type results to stdout, use \fBprint\fR. .TP .B \-\-separator\fR, \fB\-\-sep [character(s)]\fR |