NAME¶
splogger - make entries in syslog
SYNOPSIS¶
splogger [
tag [
fac ] ]
DESCRIPTION¶
splogger reads a series of messages and feeds them to
syslog. At
the front of each message it puts
tag (default:
splogger) and a
numerical timestamp.
splogger checks for
alert: or
warning: at the beginning of
each message. It selects a priority of LOG_ALERT, LOG_WARNING, or LOG_INFO
accordingly.
splogger logs messages with facility
fac.
fac (default: 2)
must be numeric.
splogger converts unprintable characters to question marks.
splogger does not log blank lines.
splogger folds messages after 800 characters, since
syslog can't
handle long messages.
splogger uses a + after the timestamp to mark
folded lines.
Note that the
syslog mechanism is inherently unreliable: it does not
guarantee that messages will be logged. It is also very slow.
SEE ALSO¶
syslog(3), logger(8)