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.TH LOGGER 1 "September 17, 1985"
.UC 6
.SH NAME
logger \- make entries in the system log
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B logger
.RB [ \-t
.IR tag ]
.RB [ \-p
.IR pri ]
.RB [ \-is ]
.RB [ \-f
.IR file ]
.RI [ message " ...]"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.TP 12n
.BI \-t " tag
Mark every line in the log with the specified
.IR tag .
.TP
.BI \-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
.IR info rmational
level in the
.B local3
facility.
The default is ``user.notice.''
.TP
.B \-i
Log the process id of the logger process
with each line.
.TP
.B \-s
Log to standard error.
.TP
.BI \-f " file
Log the specified file.
.TP
.I message
The message to log;
if not specified,
the
.B \-f
file or standard input is logged.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Logger
provides a program interface to the
.BR syslog (3)
system log module.
.PP
A message can be given on the command line,
which is logged immediately,
or a file is read and each line is logged.
.SH EXAMPLES
logger System rebooted
.PP
logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR syslog (3),
.BR syslogd (8).