@table @option
@item [enable=]@var{pattern}
-Immediately enable events matching @var{pattern}.
-The file must contain one event name (as listed in the @file{trace-events-all}
-file) per line; globbing patterns are accepted too. This option is only
+Immediately enable events matching @var{pattern}
+(either event name or a globbing pattern). This option is only
available if QEMU has been compiled with the @var{simple}, @var{log}
or @var{ftrace} tracing backend. To specify multiple events or patterns,
specify the @option{-trace} option multiple times.