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diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1 index 35d53c86e..a624f44fb 100644 --- a/misc-utils/logger.1 +++ b/misc-utils/logger.1 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" .\" Section on valid facility and level strings added by .\" and1000@debian.org, 26 Oct 1997. -.TH LOGGER "1" "April 2013" "util-linux" "User Commands" +.TH LOGGER "1" "June 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands" .SH NAME logger \- a shell command interface to the syslog(3) system log module .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -104,6 +104,32 @@ specified by the \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\-\-rfc3164\fR +Use RFC 3164 BSD syslog protocol to submit messages to remote server. +.TP +\fB\-\-rfc5424\fR [\fInotime\fR,\fInotq\fR,\fInohost\fR] +Use RFC 5424 syslog protocol to submit messages to remote server. +Optional argument +.I notime +will supress submission of sender time stamp that is in ISO-8601 format, +including microseconds and timezone. When +.I notime +is specified the time quality structured data, that can be suppressed +separately with +.IR notq , +is excluded from output. The time quality information tells if local +clock was syncronized, and maximum number of microseconds the time stamp +could be off. Option argument +.I nohost +will suppress +.IR gethostname (2) +information from message header. +.IP +The rfc5424 protocol has been default for +.B logger +since version 2.26. .TP \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-stderr\fR Output the message to standard error as well as to the system log. |