DMESG(ADM)                         UNIX System V



     Name
          dmesg - displays the system messages on the console


     Syntax
          dmesg [ - ]


     Description
          The dmesg command displays all the system messages that have
          been  generated  since  the last time the system was booted.
          If the  option  -  is  specified,  it  displays  only  those
          messages  that  have  been generated since the last time the
          dmesg command was performed.

          dmesg can be invoked periodically by placing instructions in
          the   file   /usr/lib/crontab  .  It  can  also  be  invoked
          automatically by the /etc/rc2 scripts whenever the system is
          booted.  See ``Notes'', below.

          dmesg   logs   all   error    messages    it    prints    in
          /usr/adm/messages.   If  dmesg is invoked automatically, the
          messages file continues to grow and can become  very  large.
          The  system  administrator  should  occasionally  erase  its
          contents.


     Files
          /etc/dmesg
          /usr/adm/messages
          /usr/adm/msgbuf


     Notes
          dmesg  is   included   in   this   release   for   backwards
          compatibility  only.   The device /dev/error provides a more
          flexible means of logging error messages, and is recommended
          over dmesg.  See error(M) for more information.


     See Also
          cron(C), error(M), messages(M)

          dmesg  was  developed  at  the  University  of   California,
          Berkeley, and is used with permission.


     Value Added
          dmesg is an extension of AT&T System V provided by the Santa
          Cruz Operation.


     (printed 8/23/89)                                  DMESG(ADM)