logger(1-ucb)           (BSD Compatibility Package)           logger(1-ucb)

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. Other-
     wise, 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.

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

     -p priority    Enter the message with the specified priority. The mes-
                    sage 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
     syslogd(1M), syslog(3C).









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