logger(TC)                      19 June 1992                      logger(TC)


 Name

    logger - make entries in the system log

 Syntax

    /usr/bin/logger [ -t tag ] [ -p pri ] [ -i ] [ -f file ] [ message ...  ]

 Description

    logger provides a program interface to the syslog(SLIB) system log
    module.

    A message can be given on the command line, which is logged immediately,
    or a file is read and each line is logged.

 Options


    -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.


 Notes

    The name logger conflicts with the system error logger, /etc/logger.

 Examples

    logger system rebooted:

       logger -p local0.notice -t OPER -f /tmp/msg


 See also

    syslog(SLIB), syslogd(ADMN).