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diff --git a/man/busctl.xml b/man/busctl.xml
index 7947c8d2c..730a3344d 100644
--- a/man/busctl.xml
+++ b/man/busctl.xml
@@ -70,26 +70,6 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
The following options are understood:
-
-
-
-
-
- Execute the operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or
- username and hostname separated by @, to
- connect to. This will use SSH to talk to the remote systemd
- instance.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Execute the operation on a local container.
- Specify a container name to connect to.
-
-
@@ -153,8 +133,38 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
+
+
+
+
+ When used with the capture command
+ specifies the maximum bus message size to capture
+ ("snaplen"). Defaults to 4096 bytes.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ When used with the tree command shows a
+ flat list of object paths instead of a tree.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ When used with the call command suppresses
+ display of the response message.
+
+
+
+
+
@@ -171,24 +181,70 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
list
- Show endpoints attached to the bus. This is
- the default if no command is specified.
+ Show service names on the bus. This is the
+ default if no command is specified.
+
+
+
+ treeSERVICE
+
+ Shows an object tree of one or more
+ services. If SERVICE is specified,
+ show object tree of the specified services only. Otherwise,
+ show all object trees of all services on the bus that acquired
+ at least one well-known name.
- monitorNAME
+ monitorSERVICEDump messages being exchanged. If
- NAME is specified, show messages
+ SERVICE is specified, show messages
to or from this endpoint. Otherwise, show all messages on the
bus.
- statusNAME
+ captureSERVICE
+
+ Similar to monitor but
+ writes the output in pcap format (for details see the Libpcap
+ File Format description. Make sure to redirect the
+ output to STDOUT to a file. Tools like
+ wireshark1
+ may be used to dissect and view the generated
+ files.
+
+
+
+ statusSERVICEShow process information and credentials of a
- bus endpoint.
+ bus service.
+
+
+
+ callSERVICEOBJECTINTERFACEMETHODSIGNATUREPARAMETERS
+
+ Invoke a method and show the response. Takes a
+ service name, object path, interface name and method name. If
+ parameters shall be passed to the method call a signature
+ string is required, followed by the individual parameters,
+ individually formatted as textual arguments.
+
+
+
+ get-propertySERVICEOBJECTINTERFACEPROPERTIES
+
+ Retrieve the current value one or more object
+ properties. Takes a service name and object path. Optionally
+ takes an interface name and property name. If the property
+ name is omited, shows all properties on the selected
+ interface. If the interface is also omitted shows the
+ properties of all interfaces. Multiple properties may be
+ specified at once in which case their values will be shown one
+ after the other.
@@ -209,7 +265,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
sd-bus3,
systemd1,
systemd-bus-proxyd8,
- machinectl1
+ machinectl1,
+ wireshark1