Annotation of src/usr.bin/logger/logger.1, Revision 1.20
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1.18 jmc 33: .Dd $Mdocdate: September 3 2010 $
1.1 deraadt 34: .Dt LOGGER 1
1.5 aaron 35: .Os
1.1 deraadt 36: .Sh NAME
37: .Nm logger
38: .Nd make entries in the system log
39: .Sh SYNOPSIS
40: .Nm logger
41: .Op Fl is
42: .Op Fl f Ar file
43: .Op Fl p Ar pri
44: .Op Fl t Ar tag
45: .Op Ar message ...
46: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.7 aaron 47: The
1.3 aaron 48: .Nm logger
1.7 aaron 49: utility provides a shell command interface to the
50: .Xr syslog 3
1.1 deraadt 51: system log module.
52: .Pp
1.6 aaron 53: The options are as follows:
1.11 jmc 54: .Bl -tag -width "-f file"
1.12 jmc 55: .It Fl f Ar file
1.20 ! jmc 56: Log to the specified
1.17 lum 57: .Ar file .
1.1 deraadt 58: .It Fl i
1.3 aaron 59: Log the process ID of the logger process
1.1 deraadt 60: with each line.
1.5 aaron 61: .It Fl p Ar pri
1.1 deraadt 62: Enter the message with the specified priority.
1.5 aaron 63: The priority may be specified numerically or as a
64: .Dq facility.level
1.1 deraadt 65: pair.
1.5 aaron 66: For example,
1.13 jmc 67: .Dq -p local3.info
1.5 aaron 68: logs the message(s) as
1.1 deraadt 69: .Ar info Ns rmational
70: level in the
71: .Ar local3
72: facility.
1.5 aaron 73: The default is
74: .Dq user.notice .
1.11 jmc 75: .It Fl s
76: Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
1.5 aaron 77: .It Fl t Ar tag
1.1 deraadt 78: Mark every line in the log with the specified
1.5 aaron 79: .Ar tag .
1.1 deraadt 80: .It Ar message
81: Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
82: .Fl f
83: flag is not
84: provided, standard input is logged.
85: .El
1.19 jmc 86: .Sh EXIT STATUS
1.13 jmc 87: .Ex -std logger
1.1 deraadt 88: .Sh EXAMPLES
1.11 jmc 89: .Bd -literal -offset indent
1.9 mpech 90: $ logger System rebooted
1.1 deraadt 91:
1.13 jmc 92: $ logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc
1.1 deraadt 93: .Ed
94: .Sh SEE ALSO
95: .Xr syslog 3 ,
96: .Xr syslogd 8
97: .Sh STANDARDS
98: The
1.14 jmc 99: .Nm
100: utility is compliant with the
1.16 jmc 101: .St -p1003.1-2008
1.14 jmc 102: specification.
103: .Pp
104: The flags
105: .Op Fl ifpst
106: are extensions to that specification.