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Diffstat (limited to 'misc-utils/logger.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | misc-utils/logger.1 | 13 |
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diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1 index 09ecdc4f8..f4cadc697 100644 --- a/misc-utils/logger.1 +++ b/misc-utils/logger.1 @@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ 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, a +number contained within angle brackets that contain both the facility +and level. The decimal prefix is constructed by multiplying the +facility by 8 and then adding the level, thus \fIlocal0.info\fR, +facility=16 and level=6, becomes \fI<134>\fR. + +If the prefix contains no facility, the facility defaults to what is +specified by \fB\-p\fR option, similarly if no prefix is provided the +line is logged using the \fB\-p\fR \fIpriority\fR. + +This option doesn't affect a command-line message. +.TP \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR Display version information and exit. .TP |