NAME
logger—Make entries in the system log
SYNOPSIS
logger [-is] [-f file] [-p pri] [-t tag] [message …]
DESCRIPTION
logger provides a shell command interface to the syslog(3) system log module.
OPTIONS
| Options | Description |
| -i | Log the process ID of the logger process with each line. |
| -s | Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log. |
| -f file | Log the specified file. |
| -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. |
| -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. |
The logger utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
