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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)

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