.TH splogger 8.SH NAMEsplogger \- make entries in syslog.SH SYNOPSIS.B splogger[.I tag[.I fac]].SH DESCRIPTION.B sploggerreads a series of messages and feeds them to.BR syslog .At the front of each message it puts.I tag(default:.BR splogger )and a numerical timestamp..B sploggerchecks for.B alert:or.B warning:at the beginning of each message.It selects a priority ofLOG_ALERT, LOG_WARNING, or LOG_INFO accordingly..B sploggerlogs messages with facility.IR fac ..I fac(default: 2)must be numeric..B sploggerconverts unprintable characters to question marks..B sploggerdoes not log blank lines..B sploggerfolds messages after 800 characters,since.B syslogcan't handle long messages..B sploggeruses a + after the timestampto mark folded lines.Note that the.B syslogmechanism is inherently unreliable:it does not guarantee that messages will be logged.It is also very slow..SH "SEE ALSO"syslog(3),logger(8)