logger(1)                  DG/UX 4.30                   logger(1)



     NAME
          logger - make entries in the system log

     SYNOPSIS
          logger [ -t tag ] [ -p pri ] [ -i ] [ -f file ] [ message
          ...  ]

     PARAMETERS
          -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.

          You can specify a message on the command line, or you can
          specify a file containing lines that you want logged.

          You set the location of the system log file in
          syslog.conf(5).

     EXAMPLES
          % logger System rebooted

          % logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM

     SEE ALSO
          syslog(3), syslog.conf(5), syslogd(8).












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