Annotation of src/usr.bin/logger/logger.1, Revision 1.1.1.1
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36: .Dd June 6, 1993
37: .Dt LOGGER 1
38: .Os BSD 4.3
39: .Sh NAME
40: .Nm logger
41: .Nd make entries in the system log
42: .Sh SYNOPSIS
43: .Nm logger
44: .Op Fl is
45: .Op Fl f Ar file
46: .Op Fl p Ar pri
47: .Op Fl t Ar tag
48: .Op Ar message ...
49: .Sh DESCRIPTION
50: .Nm Logger
51: provides a shell command interface to the
52: .Xr syslog 3
53: system log module.
54: .Pp
55: Options:
56: .Pp
57: .Bl -tag -width "message"
58: .It Fl i
59: Log the process id of the logger process
60: with each line.
61: .It Fl s
62: Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
63: .It Fl f Ar file
64: Log the specified file.
65: .It Fl p Ar pri
66: Enter the message with the specified priority.
67: The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
68: pair.
69: For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
70: .Ar info Ns rmational
71: level in the
72: .Ar local3
73: facility.
74: The default is ``user.notice.''
75: .It Fl t Ar tag
76: Mark every line in the log with the specified
77: .Ar tag .
78: .It Ar message
79: Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
80: .Fl f
81: flag is not
82: provided, standard input is logged.
83: .El
84: .Pp
85: The
86: .Nm logger
87: utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
88: .Sh EXAMPLES
89: .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
90: logger System rebooted
91:
92: logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
93: .Ed
94: .Sh SEE ALSO
95: .Xr syslog 3 ,
96: .Xr syslogd 8
97: .Sh STANDARDS
98: The
99: .Nm logger
100: utility conforms to
101: .St -p1003.2-92 .