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cyr_synclog

CYR_SYNCLOG(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    CYR_SYNCLOG(8)

 *

NAME

       cyr_synclog - add entries to the replication log

SYNOPSIS

       cyr_synclog [ -C config-file ] [ -type ] <value>

DESCRIPTION

       cyr_synclog is used to append a value to the log file.  You can either specify the log type and value, or an entire log line.

       -u   USER

       -v   SIEVE

       -m   MAILBOX

       -a   APPEND

       -c   ACL

       -q   QUOTA

       -n   ANNOTATION

       -s   SEEN

       -b   SUBSCRIPTION

       Running without any options will print a short usage document.

       cyr_synclog reads any applicable configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise by -C.

EXAMPLES

       Here are some example ways to use cyr_synclog:

       cyr_synclog -m user.brong

       cyr_synclog -u brong

       cyr_synclog -C /etc/imapd-special.conf -s user.brong brong

       cyr_synclog "SEEN user.brong brong"

OPTIONS

       -C config-file
	      Read configuration options from config-file.

FILES

       /etc/imapd.conf

SEE ALSO

       imapd.conf(5)

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