NAME

logger - Send messages to the system log

SYNOPSIS

logger [OPTION...] [MESSAGE]

DESCRIPTION

Send messages to syslog

-4, --ipv4

use IPv4 for logging to host

-6, --ipv6

use IPv6 with a host target

-f, --file=FILE

log the content of FILE

-h, --host=HOST

log to HOST instead of to the default /dev/log

-i, --id[=PID]

log the process id with every line

-p, --priority=PRI

log with priority PRI

-s, --stderr

copy the message to stderr

-S, --source=IP

set source IP address

-t, --tag=TAG

prepend every line with TAG

-u, --unix=SOCK

log to UNIX socket SOCK instead of /dev/log

-?, --help

give this help list

--usage

give a short usage message

-V, --version

print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

AUTHOR

Written by Sergey Poznyakoff.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

syslogd(1)

The full documentation for logger is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and logger programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info logger

should give you access to the complete manual.