Manual page for LOGGER(1)
logger - make entries in the system log
SYNOPSIS
logger
[
-t
tag
] [
-p
pri
] [
-i
] [
-f
file
] [
message ...
]
ARGUMENTS
- -t tag
-
Mark every line in the log with the specified
tag.
- -p pri
-
Enter the message with the specified priority.
The priority may be specified numerically
or as a ``facility.level''
pair.
For example, ``-p local3.info''
logs the message(s) as
informational
level in the
local3
facility.
The default is ``user.notice.''
- -i
-
Log the process id of the logger process
with each line.
- -f file
-
Log the specified file.
- message
-
The message to log;
if not specified,
the
-f
file or standard input is logged.
DESCRIPTION
Logger
provides a program interface to the
syslog.3
system log module.
A message can be given on the command line,
which is logged immediately,
or a file is read and each line is logged.
EXAMPLES
logger System rebooted
logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc
SEE ALSO
syslog(3),
syslogd(8)
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