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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. If message is unspecified, either the file indicated with -f or the standard input is added to the log. 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 command:
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.
The next command:
example% 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.