debian man page for splogger

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

NAME
       splogger - make entries in syslog

SYNOPSIS
       splogger [ tag [ fac ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       splogger reads a series of messages and feeds them to syslog.  At the front of each message it puts tag (default: splogger) and a numerical
       timestamp.

       splogger checks for alert: or warning: at the beginning of each message.  It selects a priority	of  LOG_ALERT,	LOG_WARNING,  or  LOG_INFO
       accordingly.

       splogger logs messages with facility fac.  fac (default: 2) must be numeric.

       splogger converts unprintable characters to question marks.

       splogger does not log blank lines.

       splogger  folds	messages  after  800  characters,  since syslog can't handle long messages.  splogger uses a + after the timestamp to mark
       folded lines.

       Note that the syslog mechanism is inherently unreliable: it does not guarantee that messages will be logged.  It is also very slow.

SEE ALSO
       syslog(3), logger(8)

																       splogger(8)