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32.\" @(#)logger.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
33.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.bin/logger/logger.1 63402 2000-07-18 08:56:54Z dwmalone $
34.\"
35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt LOGGER 1
37.Os BSD 4.3
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm logger
40.Nd make entries in the system log
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl is
44.Op Fl f Ar file
45.Op Fl h Ar host
46.Op Fl p Ar pri
47.Op Fl t Ar tag
48.Op Ar message ...
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50.Nm Logger
51provides a shell command interface to the
52.Xr syslog 3
53system log module.
54.Pp
55The following options are available:
56.Bl -tag -width indent
57.It Fl i
58Log the process id of the logger process
59with each line.
60.It Fl s
61Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
62.It Fl f Ar file
63Log the specified file.
64.It Fl h Ar host
65Send the message to the remote system
66.Ar host
67instead of logging it locally.
68.It Fl p Ar pri
69Enter the message with the specified priority.
70The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
71pair.
72For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
73.Ar info Ns rmational
74level in the
75.Ar local3
76facility.
77The default is ``user.notice.''
78.It Fl t Ar tag
79Mark every line in the log with the specified
80.Ar tag .
81.It Ar message
82Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
83.Fl f
84flag is not
85provided, standard input is logged.
86.El
87.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
88The
89.Nm
90utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
91.Sh EXAMPLES
92.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
93logger System rebooted
94
95logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
96.Ed
97.Sh SEE ALSO
98.Xr syslog 3 ,
99.Xr syslogd 8
100.Sh STANDARDS
101The
102.Nm
103command is expected to be
104.St -p1003.2
105compatible.
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22.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
23.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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25.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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27.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
28.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
29.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
30.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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32.\" @(#)logger.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
33.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.bin/logger/logger.1 63402 2000-07-18 08:56:54Z dwmalone $
34.\"
35.Dd June 6, 1993
36.Dt LOGGER 1
37.Os BSD 4.3
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm logger
40.Nd make entries in the system log
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl is
44.Op Fl f Ar file
45.Op Fl h Ar host
46.Op Fl p Ar pri
47.Op Fl t Ar tag
48.Op Ar message ...
49.Sh DESCRIPTION
50.Nm Logger
51provides a shell command interface to the
52.Xr syslog 3
53system log module.
54.Pp
55The following options are available:
56.Bl -tag -width indent
57.It Fl i
58Log the process id of the logger process
59with each line.
60.It Fl s
61Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
62.It Fl f Ar file
63Log the specified file.
64.It Fl h Ar host
65Send the message to the remote system
66.Ar host
67instead of logging it locally.
68.It Fl p Ar pri
69Enter the message with the specified priority.
70The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
71pair.
72For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
73.Ar info Ns rmational
74level in the
75.Ar local3
76facility.
77The default is ``user.notice.''
78.It Fl t Ar tag
79Mark every line in the log with the specified
80.Ar tag .
81.It Ar message
82Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
83.Fl f
84flag is not
85provided, standard input is logged.
86.El
87.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
88The
89.Nm
90utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
91.Sh EXAMPLES
92.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
93logger System rebooted
94
95logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
96.Ed
97.Sh SEE ALSO
98.Xr syslog 3 ,
99.Xr syslogd 8
100.Sh STANDARDS
101The
102.Nm
103command is expected to be
104.St -p1003.2
105compatible.