Annotation of src/usr.bin/logger/logger.1, Revision 1.5
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37: .Dd June 6, 1993
38: .Dt LOGGER 1
1.5 ! aaron 39: .Os
1.1 deraadt 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
1.3 aaron 51: .Nm logger
1.1 deraadt 52: provides a shell command interface to the
53: .Xr syslog 3
54: system log module.
55: .Pp
56: Options:
57: .Bl -tag -width "message"
58: .It Fl i
1.3 aaron 59: Log the process ID of the logger process
1.1 deraadt 60: with each line.
61: .It Fl s
62: Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
1.5 ! aaron 63: .It Fl f Ar file
1.1 deraadt 64: Log the specified file.
1.5 ! aaron 65: .It Fl p Ar pri
1.1 deraadt 66: Enter the message with the specified priority.
1.5 ! aaron 67: The priority may be specified numerically or as a
! 68: .Dq facility.level
1.1 deraadt 69: pair.
1.5 ! aaron 70: For example,
! 71: .Dq \-p local3.info
! 72: logs the message(s) as
1.1 deraadt 73: .Ar info Ns rmational
74: level in the
75: .Ar local3
76: facility.
1.5 ! aaron 77: The default is
! 78: .Dq user.notice .
! 79: .It Fl t Ar tag
1.1 deraadt 80: Mark every line in the log with the specified
1.5 ! aaron 81: .Ar tag .
1.1 deraadt 82: .It Ar message
83: Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
84: .Fl f
85: flag is not
86: provided, standard input is logged.
87: .El
88: .Pp
89: The
90: .Nm logger
1.3 aaron 91: utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.
1.1 deraadt 92: .Sh EXAMPLES
93: .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
94: logger System rebooted
95:
96: logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
97: .Ed
98: .Sh SEE ALSO
99: .Xr syslog 3 ,
100: .Xr syslogd 8
101: .Sh STANDARDS
102: The
103: .Nm logger
104: utility conforms to
105: .St -p1003.2-92 .