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<refentry>
<refentryinfo>
<title>test</title>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>test</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>test</refname>
<refpurpose>message generator</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>test</command>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-b</arg><replaceable>seconds</replaceable></group>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-i</arg><replaceable>number</replaceable></group>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-n</arg><replaceable>number</replaceable></group>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-p</arg><replaceable>pri</replaceable></group>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-s</arg><replaceable>seconds</replaceable></group>
<group choice="opt"><arg>-t</arg><replaceable>tag</replaceable></group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
The <command>test</command> utility generates bursts of test messages.
Each message has the following format:
<screen>
test message <message number></screen>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-b</option><replaceable>seconds</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Duration of the burst in seconds.
Default is 1.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-i</option><replaceable>number</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The maximum number of identical messages.
This feature is useful to test coalescer.
The implementation is simple but explanation is a bit difficult,
just look at issued messages when this number is 3, for example:
<screen>
test message 1
test message 2
test message 2
test message 3
test message 3
test message 3
test message 4
test message 5
test message 5
test message 6
test message 6
test message 6
...</screen>
Default is 1.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-n</option><replaceable>number</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The number of bursts.
Default is 1.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-p</option><replaceable>pri</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The priority of messages. It may be specified numerically or as a
<quote>facility.level</quote> pair.
For example, <option>-p local3.info</option>.
The default is <quote>user.notice</quote>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-s</option><replaceable>seconds</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Pause between bursts in seconds.
Default is 1.
</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>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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