linux_wiki:logger

Logger

General Information

Logger is a shell command interface to syslog.


Log Everwhere

To log to three visible places in one command:

logger --stderr --priority local0.notice -t "My Prefix Here" "My Message Here" 2>&1 | tee /dev/console
  • –stderr → Log to ssh sessions
  • local0.notice → Log to /var/log/messages
  • tee /dev/console → Log to the console device (visible if connected via KVM to a physical system or virtual console on a virtual machine)

  • linux_wiki/logger.txt
  • Last modified: 2019/05/25 23:50
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