logger(1BSD)         (BSD System Compatibility)         logger(1BSD)


       NAME
             logger - (BSD) add entries to the system log

       SYNOPSIS
             /usr/ucb/logger [-t tag] [-p priority] [-i] [-f file] [message] . . .

       DESCRIPTION
             logger provides a method for adding one-line entries to the
             system log file from the command line.  One or more message
             arguments can be given on the command line, in which case each
             is logged immediately.  Otherwise, a file can be specified, in
             which case each line in the file is logged.  If neither is
             specified, logger reads and logs messages on a line-by-line
             basis from the standard input.

             The following options are available:

             -t tag      Mark each line added to the log with the specified
                         tag.

             -p priority Enter the message with the specified priority.
                         The message priority can be specified numerically,
                         or as a facility.level pair.  For example, `-p
                         local3.info' assigns the message priority to the
                         info level in the local3 facility.  The default
                         priority is user.notice.

             -i          Log the process ID of the logger process with each
                         line.

             -f file     Use the contents of file as the message to log.

             message     If this is unspecified, either the file indicated
                         with -f or the standard input is added to the log.

       EXAMPLE
                   logger System rebooted

             will log the message `System rebooted' to the facility at
             priority notice to be treated by syslogd as other messages to
             the facility notice are.
                   logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc

             will read from the file /dev/idmc and will log each line in
             that file as a message with the tag HOSTIDM at priority notice
             to be treated by syslogd as other messages to the facility


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      REFERENCES
            syslog(3G), syslogd(1M)












































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