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Incorporating review suggestions

- Added /var/log/syslog at the end for clarity
- Replaced tail by echo to make it generic
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Agniva De Sarker 2016-11-16 22:49:56 +05:30
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# logger
> Add messages to syslog.
> Add messages to syslog (/var/log/syslog).
- Log a message to syslog:
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- Take input from stdin and log to syslog:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger`
- Send the output to a remote syslog server running at a given port. Default port is `syslog`:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger --server {{hostname}} --port {{port}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger --server {{hostname}} --port {{port}}`
- Use a specific tag for every line logged. Default is the name of logged in user:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger --tag {{tag}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger --tag {{tag}}`
- Log messages with a given priority. Default is `user.notice`. See `man logger` for all priority options:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger --priority {{user.warning}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger --priority {{user.warning}}`

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# logger
> Add messages to syslog.
> Add messages to syslog (/var/log/syslog).
- Log a message to syslog:
@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
- Take input from stdin and log to syslog:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger`
- Send the output to a remote syslog server running at a given port. Default port is `syslog`:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger -h {{hostname}} -P {{port}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger -h {{hostname}} -P {{port}}`
- Use a specific tag for every line logged. Default is the name of logged in user:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger -t {{tag}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger -t {{tag}}`
- Log messages with a given priority. Default is `user.notice`. See `man logger` for all priority options:
`tail -f {{app.log}} | logger -p {{user.warning}}`
`echo {{log_entry}} | logger -p {{user.warning}}`