update --log-errors section

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fyodor 2008-06-16 10:10:15 +00:00
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<para>Warnings and errors printed by Nmap usually go only to
the screen (interactive output), leaving any specified
normal-format output files uncluttered. But when you do want
to see those messages in the normal output file you
specified, add this option. It is useful when you aren't
watching the interactive output or are trying to debug a
problem. The messages will also still appear in interactive
mode. This will not work for most errors related to bad
command-line arguments, as Nmap may not have initialized its
output files yet. In addition, some Nmap error/warning
messages use a different system that does not yet support
this option. An alternative to using this option is
the screen (interactive output), leaving any normal-format
output files (usually specified with <option>-oN</option>)
uncluttered. When you do want to see those messages in the
normal output file you specified, add this option. It is
useful when you aren't watching the interactive output or
when you want to record errors while debugging a problem.
The error and warning messages will still appear in
interactive mode too. This won't work for most errors
related to bad command-line arguments because Nmap may not
have initialized its output files yet. In addition, some
Nmap error and warning messages use a different system which
does not yet support this option.</para>
<para>An alternative to <option>--log-errors</option> is
redirecting interactive output (including the standard error
stream) to a file. While most Unix shells make that
approach easy, it can be difficult on Windows.</para>
stream) to a file. Most Unix shells make this
approach easy, though it can be difficult on Windows.</para>
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