Annotation of src/usr.bin/logger/logger.1, Revision 1.9
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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
1.7 aaron 51: The
1.3 aaron 52: .Nm logger
1.7 aaron 53: utility provides a shell command interface to the
54: .Xr syslog 3
1.1 deraadt 55: system log module.
56: .Pp
1.6 aaron 57: The options are as follows:
1.8 aaron 58: .Bl -tag -width Ds
1.1 deraadt 59: .It Fl i
1.3 aaron 60: Log the process ID of the logger process
1.1 deraadt 61: with each line.
62: .It Fl s
63: Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
1.5 aaron 64: .It Fl f Ar file
1.1 deraadt 65: Log the specified file.
1.5 aaron 66: .It Fl p Ar pri
1.1 deraadt 67: Enter the message with the specified priority.
1.5 aaron 68: The priority may be specified numerically or as a
69: .Dq facility.level
1.1 deraadt 70: pair.
1.5 aaron 71: For example,
72: .Dq \-p local3.info
73: logs the message(s) as
1.1 deraadt 74: .Ar info Ns rmational
75: level in the
76: .Ar local3
77: facility.
1.5 aaron 78: The default is
79: .Dq user.notice .
80: .It Fl t Ar tag
1.1 deraadt 81: Mark every line in the log with the specified
1.5 aaron 82: .Ar tag .
1.1 deraadt 83: .It Ar message
84: Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
85: .Fl f
86: flag is not
87: provided, standard input is logged.
88: .El
89: .Pp
90: The
91: .Nm logger
1.3 aaron 92: utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.
1.1 deraadt 93: .Sh EXAMPLES
94: .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
1.9 ! mpech 95: $ logger System rebooted
1.1 deraadt 96:
1.9 ! mpech 97: $ logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
1.1 deraadt 98: .Ed
99: .Sh SEE ALSO
100: .Xr syslog 3 ,
101: .Xr syslogd 8
102: .Sh STANDARDS
103: The
104: .Nm logger
105: utility conforms to
106: .St -p1003.2-92 .