NAME¶
logger —
make entries in the system log
SYNOPSIS¶
logger |
[options ...] [message
...] |
DESCRIPTION¶
logger provides a shell command interface to the
syslog(3) system log module.
OPTIONS¶
-4,
--ipv4- Use IPv4 to connect to hosts.
-6,
--ipv6- Use IPv6 to connect to hosts.
-S,
--source ip- Set source IP address.
-h,
--host host- Log to host instead of to the default
/dev/log.
-u,
--unix sock- Log to UNIX socket sock instead of
/dev/log.
-i,
--id [pid]- Log the process id of the logger process with each line.
-s,
--stderr- Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
-f,
--file file- Log the specified file.
-p,
--priority 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.''
-t,
--tag tag- Mark every line in the log with the specified
tag.
--usage- Display a short usage message.
-?,
--help- Display a help list.
-V,
--version- Display program version.
- message
- Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
-f flag is not provided, standard input is
logged.
The logger utility exits 0 on success, and
>0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES¶
logger System rebooted
logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc
STANDARDS¶
The logger command is expected to be
IEEE Std 1003.2 (“POSIX.2”) compatible.
