2 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/sysklogd/Config.src b/sysklogd/Config.src
index b3e13d7c0..b7a494eff 100644
--- a/sysklogd/Config.src
+++ b/sysklogd/Config.src
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG
         default y
         depends on SYSLOGD
         help
-          Supports restricted syslogd config.
+          Supports restricted syslogd config. See docs/syslog.conf.txt
 
 config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE
         int "Read buffer size in bytes"
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index 0799038e9..b6f409f41 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 //usage:     "\n        -D              Drop duplicates")
 //usage:        IF_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG(
 //usage:     "\n        -C[size(KiB)]   Log to shared mem buffer (read it using logread)")
+//usage:        IF_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG(
+//usage:     "\n        -f FILE         Use FILE as config (default is /etc/syslog.conf)")
 /* NB: -Csize shouldn't have space (because size is optional) */
 /* //usage:  "\n        -m MIN          Minutes between MARK lines (default:20, 0=off)" */
 //usage:
@@ -284,10 +286,8 @@ static void parse_syslogdcfg(const char *file)
                 logRule_t *cur_rule;
 
                 /* unexpected trailing token? */
-                if (tok[2]) {
-                        t = tok[2];
+                if (tok[2])
                         goto cfgerr;
-                }
 
                 cur_rule = *pp_rule = xzalloc(sizeof(*cur_rule));
 
@@ -307,10 +307,8 @@ static void parse_syslogdcfg(const char *file)
                                 *next_selector++ = '\0';
 
                         t = strchr(cur_selector, '.');
-                        if (!t) {
-                                t = cur_selector;
+                        if (!t)
                                 goto cfgerr;
-                        }
                         *t++ = '\0'; /* separate facility from priority */
 
                         negated_prio = 0;
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ static void parse_syslogdcfg(const char *file)
         return;
 
  cfgerr:
-        bb_error_msg_and_die("bad line %d: wrong token '%s'", parser->lineno, t);
+        bb_error_msg_and_die("error in '%s' at line %d", file, parser->lineno);
 }
 #endif