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.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1993
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)logger.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.\"
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.Dd June 6, 1993
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.Dt LOGGER 1
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.Os BSD 4.3
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm logger
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.Nd make entries in the system log
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl is
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.Op Fl f Ar file
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.Op Fl p Ar pri
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.Op Fl t Ar tag
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.Op Ar message ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Logger
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provides a shell command interface to the
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.Xr syslog 3
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system log module.
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.Pp
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Options:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width "message"
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.It Fl i
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Log the process id of the logger process
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with each line.
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.It Fl s
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Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
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.It Fl f Ar file
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Log the specified file.
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.It Fl p Ar pri
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Enter the message with the specified priority.
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The priority may be specified numerically or as a ``facility.level''
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pair.
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For example, ``\-p local3.info'' logs the message(s) as
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.Ar info Ns rmational
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level in the
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.Ar local3
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facility.
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The default is ``user.notice.''
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.It Fl t Ar tag
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Mark every line in the log with the specified
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.Ar tag .
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.It Ar message
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Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
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.Fl f
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flag is not
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provided, standard input is logged.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
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logger System rebooted
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logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr syslog 3 ,
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.Xr syslogd 8
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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command is expected to be
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.St -p1003.2
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compatible.
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