splogger(8)           Maintenance Procedures          splogger(8)



NAME
     splogger - make entries in syslog

SYNOPSIS
     splogger [ tag [ fac ] ]

DESCRIPTION
     splogger  reads  a series of messages and feeds them to sys-
     log.  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_WARN-
     ING, 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)























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