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diff --git a/doc/src/logger.xml b/doc/src/logger.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af7d735 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/logger.xml @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +<refentry> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>logger</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>logger</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>logger</refname> + <refpurpose>a shell command interface to the syslog daemon</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>logger</command> +<group choice="opt"><arg>-f</arg><replaceable>file</replaceable></group> +<arg choice="opt">-i</arg> +<group choice="opt"><arg>-p</arg><replaceable>pri</replaceable></group> +<arg choice="opt">-s</arg> +<group choice="opt"><arg>-t</arg><replaceable>tag</replaceable></group> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + <para> +<command>Logger</command> makes entries in the system log. +It provides a shell command interface to the syslog daemon. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + <para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> +<option>-f</option><replaceable>file</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> +Log the specified file. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> +<option>-i</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> +Log the process id of the logger process with each line. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> +<option>-p</option><replaceable>pri</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> +Enter the message with the specified priority. +The priority may be specified numerically or as a +<quote>facility.level</quote> pair. +For example, <option>-p local3.info</option> logs the message(s) +as informational level in the local3 facility. +The default is <quote>user.notice</quote>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> +<option>-t</option><replaceable>tag</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> +Mark every line in the log with the specified tag. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + <para> +The logger utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. + </para> + <para> +Valid facility names are: auth, authpriv (for security information of +a sensitive nature), cron, daemon, ftp, kern, lpr, mail, news, security +(deprecated synonym for auth), syslog, user, uucp, and local0 to local7, +inclusive. + </para> + <para> +Valid level names are: alert, crit, debug, emerg, err, error (deprecated +synonym for err), info, notice, panic (deprecated synonym for emerg), +warning, warn (deprecated synonym for warning). + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |