logger(1)          UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)           logger(1)


NAME
      logger - add entries to the system log

SYNOPSIS
      /usr/ucb/logger [ -t tag ] [ -p priority ] [ -i ] [ -f filename ] [
      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 filename 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 filename Use the contents of filename 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 local0 are.

SEE ALSO
      syslog(3), syslogd(1M)








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