12-12-2005
SuSE too
This seems to be some sort of standard, all the SuSE versions we have, have the following file also.
cat /etc/SuSE-release
Good to see the other distributions have a similar file.
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BLOGGER(8) The SuSE boot concept BLOGGER(8)
NAME
Blogger - writes messages to a running blogd process
SYNOPSIS
blogger [-n|-d|-f|-s|-u] "a message here"
DESCRIPTION
blogger is used to send messages to the blogd process during boot phase. These messages will only appear in the boot logging file
/var/log/boot.msg and not on /dev/console.
OPTIONS
-n Declare the following message as a <notice>. This is the default.
-d Use thist to add the leading string <done> to the message.
-f Use thist to add the leading string <failed> to the message.
-s Use thist to add the leading string <skipped> to the message.
-u Use thist to add the leading string <unused> to the message.
FILES
/dev/blog
the named pipe (FIFO) used as message channel to the blogd process.
SEE ALSO
blogd(8), console(4), tty(4), proc(5).
COPYRIGHT
2001 Werner Fink, 2001 SuSE GmbH Nuernberg, Germany.
AUTHOR
Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
3rd Berkeley Distribution Jan 26, 2001 BLOGGER(8)