Annotation of src/usr.bin/logger/logger.1, Revision 1.2
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37: .Dd June 6, 1993
38: .Dt LOGGER 1
39: .Os BSD 4.3
40: .Sh NAME
41: .Nm logger
42: .Nd make entries in the system log
43: .Sh SYNOPSIS
44: .Nm logger
45: .Op Fl is
46: .Op Fl f Ar file
47: .Op Fl p Ar pri
48: .Op Fl t Ar tag
49: .Op Ar message ...
50: .Sh DESCRIPTION
51: .Nm Logger
52: provides a shell command interface to the
53: .Xr syslog 3
54: system log module.
55: .Pp
56: Options:
57: .Pp
58: .Bl -tag -width "message"
59: .It Fl i
60: Log the process id of the logger process
61: with each line.
62: .It Fl s
63: Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
64: .It Fl f Ar file
65: Log the specified file.
66: .It Fl p Ar pri
67: Enter the message with the specified priority.
68: The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
69: pair.
70: For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
71: .Ar info Ns rmational
72: level in the
73: .Ar local3
74: facility.
75: The default is ``user.notice.''
76: .It Fl t Ar tag
77: Mark every line in the log with the specified
78: .Ar tag .
79: .It Ar message
80: Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
81: .Fl f
82: flag is not
83: provided, standard input is logged.
84: .El
85: .Pp
86: The
87: .Nm logger
88: utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
89: .Sh EXAMPLES
90: .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
91: logger System rebooted
92:
93: logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
94: .Ed
95: .Sh SEE ALSO
96: .Xr syslog 3 ,
97: .Xr syslogd 8
98: .Sh STANDARDS
99: The
100: .Nm logger
101: utility conforms to
102: .St -p1003.2-92 .