logger(1)              (BSD Compatibility Package )               logger(1)


   NAME
         logger - add entries to the system log

   SYNOPSIS
         /usr/ucb/logger [ -t tag ] [ -p priority ] [ -i ] [ -f filename ] [
         message ] ...

   DESCRIPTION
         logger provides a method for adding one-line entries to the system
         log file from the command line.  One or more message arguments can be
         given on the command line, in which case each is logged immediately.
         Otherwise, a filename can be specified, in which case each line in
         the file is logged.  If neither is specified, logger reads and logs
         messages on a line-by-line basis from the standard input.

         The following options are available:

         -t tag      Mark each line added to the log with the specified tag.

         -p priority Enter the message with the specified priority.  The
                     message priority can be specified numerically, or as a
                     facility.level pair.  For example, `-p local3.info'
                     assigns the message priority to the info level in the
                     local3 facility.  The default priority is user.notice.

         -i          Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.

         -f filename Use the contents of filename as the message to log.

         message     If this is unspecified, either the file indicated with -f
                     or the standard input is added to the log.

   EXAMPLE
               logger System rebooted

         will log the message `System rebooted' to the facility at priority
         notice to be treated by syslogd as other messages to the facility
         notice are.

               logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM -f /dev/idmc

         will read from the file /dev/idmc and will log each line in that file
         as a message with the tag `HOSTIDM' at priority notice to be treated
         by syslogd as other messages to the facility local0 are.

   SEE ALSO
         syslog(3), syslogd(1M)






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