X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/bf1e6912b12754fd79a48dfe6d77760532598dc3..6d60c7915f26898fb4468096ffbf9ddc843db73a:/doc/config.but diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index d24aaf17..07c35289 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -206,6 +206,22 @@ Finally (the default option), you might not want to have any automatic behaviour, but to ask the user every time the problem comes up. +\S{config-logflush} \q{Flush log file frequently} + +\cfg{winhelp-topic}{logging.flush} + +This option allows you to control how frequently logged data is +flushed to disc. By default, PuTTY will flush data as soon as it is +displayed, so that if you view the log file while a session is still +open, it will be up to date; and if the client system crashes, there's +a greater chance that the data will be preserved. + +However, this can incur a performance penalty. If PuTTY is running +slowly with logging enabled, you could try unchecking this option. Be +warned that the log file may not always be up to date as a result +(although it will of course be flushed when it is closed, for instance +at the end of a session). + \S{config-logssh} Options specific to SSH packet logging These options only apply if SSH packet data is being logged.