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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd August 16, 2020
+.Dd September 28, 2021
 .Dt CATSIT 8
 .Os
 .
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 .
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
+.Op Fl q
 .Op Fl c Ar control
 .Cm start|stop|restart|status|drop Ns | Ns Ar signal
 .Ar service ...
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ Communication with
 is unidirectional.
 The daemon logs any feedback
 with syslog.
+The
+.Nm
+utility waits
+a tenth of a second
+after sending the command
+then shows recent messages from
+.Xr catsitd 8
+in
+.Pa /var/log/messages .
 .
 .Pp
 The arguments are as follows:
@@ -36,6 +46,10 @@ The arguments are as follows:
 .It Fl c Ar control
 Set the path of the named pipe.
 .
+.It Fl q
+Do not show
+.Pa /var/log/messages .
+.
 .It Cm start
 Start any matching services
 which are not already started.
@@ -72,10 +86,9 @@ to the processes of any matching started services.
 Signal names are case-insensitive.
 .
 .It Ar service ...
-The list of services to operate on.
-Service names can include
-.Sy *?[]
-shell-style pattern operators.
+The list of services to operate on,
+using shell-style pattern matching as in
+.Xr glob 7 .
 Patterns must be quoted
 to be interpreted by
 .Xr catsitd 8
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@ The default path of the named pipe.
 .
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 .Bd -literal
-catsit restart pounce/freenode
+catsit restart pounce/tilde
 catsit INFO 'pounce/*'
 .Ed
 .
@@ -111,4 +124,4 @@ catsit INFO 'pounce/*'
 .Xr catsitd 8
 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
-.An June Bug Aq Mt june@causal.agency
+.An June McEnroe Aq Mt june@causal.agency