LOGGER(1) OpenBSD Reference Manual LOGGER(1)NAMElogger - make entries in the system log
SYNOPSISlogger [-is] [-f file] [-p pri] [-t tag] [message ...]
DESCRIPTION
The logger utility provides a shell command interface to the syslog(3)
system log module.
The options are as follows:
-f file Log the specified file.
-i Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.
-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''.
-s Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
-t tag Mark every line in the log with the specified tag.
message Write the message to log; if not specified, and the -f flag is
not provided, standard input is logged.
EXIT STATUS
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
SEE ALSOsyslog(3), syslogd(8)STANDARDS
The logger utility is compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (``POSIX'')
specification.
The flags [-ifpst] are extensions to that specification.
OpenBSD 4.9 September 3, 2010 OpenBSD 4.9