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                     18: .TH LOGGER 1 "July 9, 1988"
                     19: .UC 6
                     20: .SH NAME
                     21: logger \- make entries in the system log
                     22: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     23: .B logger
                     24: [
                     25: .B \-t
                     26: tag
                     27: ] [
                     28: .B \-p
                     29: pri
                     30: ] [
                     31: .B \-i
                     32: ] [
                     33: .B \-f
                     34: file
                     35: ] [
                     36: message ...
                     37: ]
                     38: .SH ARGUMENTS
                     39: .TP 12n
                     40: .BI \-t \ tag
                     41: Mark every line in the log with the specified
                     42: .IR tag .
                     43: .TP
                     44: .BI \-p \ pri
                     45: Enter the message with the specified priority.
                     46: The priority may be specified numerically
                     47: or as a ``facility.level''
                     48: pair.
                     49: For example, ``\-p local3.info''
                     50: logs the message(s) as
                     51: .IR info rmational
                     52: level in the
                     53: .I local3
                     54: facility.
                     55: The default is ``user.notice.''
                     56: .TP
                     57: .B \-i
                     58: Log the process id of the logger process
                     59: with each line.
                     60: .TP
                     61: .BI \-f \ file
                     62: Log the specified file.
                     63: .TP
                     64: message
                     65: The message to log; if not specified, and the \fB-f\fP flag is not
                     66: provided, standard input is logged.
                     67: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     68: .I Logger
                     69: provides a program interface to the
                     70: .IR syslog (3)
                     71: system log module.
                     72: .SH EXAMPLES
                     73: logger System rebooted
                     74: .PP
                     75: logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
                     76: .SH SEE ALSO
                     77: syslog(3),
                     78: syslogd(8)

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