diff --git a/doc/userguide/partials/options.rst b/doc/userguide/partials/options.rst index 9a0863ab97..fec2a2380e 100644 --- a/doc/userguide/partials/options.rst +++ b/doc/userguide/partials/options.rst @@ -18,8 +18,18 @@ .. option:: -v - The -v option enables more verbosity of Suricata's output. Supply - multiple times for more verbosity. + Increase the verbosity of the Suricata application logging by + increasing the log level from the default. This option can be + passed multiple times to further increase the verbosity. + + - -v: INFO + - -vv: PERF + - -vvv: CONFIG + - -vvvv: DEBUG + + This option will not decrease the log level set in the + configuration file if it is already more verbose than the level + requested with this option. .. Basic input options.