Name

logger

Synopsis

logger [options] [message...]

Description

TCP/IP command. Add entries to the system log (via syslogd). A message can be given on the command line, or standard input is logged.

Options

-f file

Read message from file.

-i

Include the process ID of the logger process.

-p pri

Enter message with the specified priority pri. Default is user.notice.

-t tag

Mark every line in the log with the specified tag.

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