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 numeri-
            cally, or as a facility.level pair.   For  exam-
            ple, `-p local3.info' assigns the message prior-
            ity 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)