1logger(1B)         SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands         logger(1B)
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NAME

6       logger - add entries to the system log
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/ucb/logger [-f filename] [-i] [-p priority] [-t tag] mm
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DESCRIPTION

14       The logger utility provides a method for adding one-line entries to the
15       system log file from the command line. One or  more  message  arguments
16       can  be given on the command line, in which case each is logged immedi‐
17       ately. If message is unspecified, either the file indicated with -f  or
18       the  standard  input  is added to the log. Otherwise, a filename can be
19       specified, in which case each line in the file is logged. If neither is
20       specified,  logger reads and logs messages on a line-by-line basis from
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OPTIONS

24       The following options are supported:
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26       -i             Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.
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32       -p priority    Enter the message with the specified priority. The  mes‐
33                      sage  priority  can  be  specified  numerically, or as a
34                      facility.level  pair.  For  example,  `-p   local3.info'
35                      assigns  the  message  priority to the info level in the
36                      local3 facility. The default priority is user.notice.
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EXAMPLES

43       Example 1 Logging a message
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54       will log the message `System rebooted'  to  the  facility  at  priority
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59       Example 2 Logging messages from a file
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65         example% logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc
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72       syslogd as other messages to the facility local0 are.
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ATTRIBUTES

76       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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81       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
82       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
83       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
84       │Availability                 │SUNWscpu                     │
85       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

88       syslogd(1M), syslog(3C), attributes(5)
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92SunOS 5.11                        14 Sep 1992                       logger(1B)
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