logger
Add messages to syslog (/var/log/syslog). More information: https://manned.org/logger.
- Log a message to syslog:
logger {{message}}
- Take input from stdin and log to syslog:
echo {{log_entry}} | logger
- Send the output to a remote syslog server running at a given port. Default port is 514:
echo {{log_entry}} | logger --server {{hostname}} --port {{port}}
- Use a specific tag for every line logged. Default is the name of logged in user:
echo {{log_entry}} | logger --tag {{tag}}
- Log messages with a given priority. Default is
user.notice
. Seeman logger
for all priority options:echo {{log_entry}} | logger --priority {{user.warning}}
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