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authorBenno Schulenberg2013-10-13 21:01:07 +0200
committerKarel Zak2013-10-14 14:55:25 +0200
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docs: sort the options in the logger man page alphabetically
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1
index 62449a74e..c680ec872 100644
--- a/misc-utils/logger.1
+++ b/misc-utils/logger.1
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ interface to the
system log module.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
+\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-udp\fR
+Use datagram (UDP) only. By default the connection is tried to the
+.I syslog
+port defined in /etc/services, which is often
+.IR 514 .
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+Display a help text and exit.
+.TP
+\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-id\fR
+Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.
+.TP
+.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-server\fR \fIserver\fR
Write to the specified remote syslog
.I server
@@ -57,33 +70,14 @@ or
is specified, \fBlogger\fR will first try to use UDP,
but if thist fails a TCP connection is attempted.
.TP
-\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-udp\fR
-Use datagram (UDP) only. By default the connection is tried to the
-.I syslog
-port defined in /etc/services, which is often
-.IR 514 .
-.TP
-\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-tcp\fR
-Use stream (TCP) only. By default the connection is tried to the
-.I syslog-conn
-port defined in /etc/services, which is often
-.IR 601 .
-.TP
\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-port\fR \fIport\fR
Use the specified
.IR port .
-.TP
-\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-id\fR
-Log the process ID of the logger process with each line.
-.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-file\fR \fIfile\fR
Log the contents of the specified
.IR file .
This option cannot be combined with a command-line message.
.TP
-\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a help text and exit.
-.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-priority\fR \fIpriority\fR
Enter the message into the log with the specified
.IR priority .
@@ -97,18 +91,6 @@ logs the message as informational in the local3 facility.
The default is
.IR user.notice .
.TP
-\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-stderr\fR
-Output the message to standard error as well as to the system log.
-.TP
-\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tag\fR \fItag\fR
-Mark every line to be logged with the specified
-.IR tag .
-.TP
-\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-socket\fR \fIsocket\fR
-Write to the specified
-.I socket
-instead of to the builtin syslog routines.
-.TP
\fB\-\-prio\-prefix\fR
Look for a syslog prefix on every line read from standard input.
This prefix is a number within angle brackets that contains both the facility
@@ -122,6 +104,24 @@ the line is logged using the \fB\-p\fR \fIpriority\fR.
This option doesn't affect a command-line message.
.TP
+\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-stderr\fR
+Output the message to standard error as well as to the system log.
+.TP
+\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-tcp\fR
+Use stream (TCP) only. By default the connection is tried to the
+.I syslog-conn
+port defined in /etc/services, which is often
+.IR 601 .
+.TP
+\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tag\fR \fItag\fR
+Mark every line to be logged with the specified
+.IR tag .
+.TP
+\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-socket\fR \fIsocket\fR
+Write to the specified
+.I socket
+instead of to the builtin syslog routines.
+.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Display version information and exit.
.TP