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+.\"	@(#)logger.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 6, 1993
+.Dt LOGGER 1
+.Os BSD 4.3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm logger
+.Nd make entries in the system log
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm logger
+.Op Fl is
+.Op Fl f Ar file
+.Op Fl p Ar pri
+.Op Fl t Ar tag
+.Op Ar message ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Logger
+provides a shell command interface to the
+.Xr syslog  3
+system log module.
+.Pp
+Options:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "message"
+.It Fl i
+Log the process id of the logger process
+with each line.
+.It Fl s
+Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log.
+.It Fl f Ar file 
+Log the specified file.
+.It Fl p Ar 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
+.Ar info Ns rmational
+level in the
+.Ar local3
+facility.
+The default is ``user.notice.''
+.It Fl t Ar tag 
+Mark every line in the log with the specified
+.Ar tag  .
+.It Ar message
+Write the message to log; if not specified, and the
+.Fl f
+flag is not
+provided, standard input is logged.
+.El
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm logger
+utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+logger System rebooted
+
+logger \-p local0.notice \-t HOSTIDM \-f /dev/idmc
+.Ed
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr syslog 3 ,
+.Xr syslogd 8
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm logger
+command is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.