From 91932bc5cac2de398cb131dc6dd5b883fa565063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Benkstein Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 22:18:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] document the change in prompt timeout handling --- man/vlock-main.8 | 9 +++++---- man/vlock.1 | 9 +++++---- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/vlock-main.8 b/man/vlock-main.8 index e6c9510..d50dda3 100644 --- a/man/vlock-main.8 +++ b/man/vlock-main.8 @@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ information about plugins. .PP .B VLOCK_PROMPT_TIMEOUT .IP -Set this variable to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you will have to -enter your password at the password prompt. If this variable is unset or set -to an invalid value or 0 no timeout is used. \fBWarning\fR: If this value is -too low, you may not be able to unlock your session. +Set this variable to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you will +have to enter your password at the password prompt. Every keystroke +resets the timeout. If this variable is unset or set to an invalid +value or 0 no timeout is used. \fBWarning\fR: If this value is too +low, you may not be able to unlock your session. .PP .SH SIGNALS Several signals are ignored. \fBvlock-main\fR will try to exit cleanly if diff --git a/man/vlock.1 b/man/vlock.1 index 0d29b49..7ef4897 100644 --- a/man/vlock.1 +++ b/man/vlock.1 @@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ information about plugins. .PP .B VLOCK_PROMPT_TIMEOUT .IP -Set this variable to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you will have to -enter your password at the password prompt. If this variable is unset or set -to an invalid value or 0 no timeout is used. \fBWarning\fR: If this value is -too low, you may not be able to unlock your session. +Set this variable to specify the amount of time (in seconds) you will +have to enter your password at the password prompt. Every keystroke +resets the timeout. If this variable is unset or set to an invalid +value or 0 no timeout is used. \fBWarning\fR: If this value is too +low, you may not be able to unlock your session. .PP .SH FILES .B ~/.vlockrc -- 2.11.4.GIT