71 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
71 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: log.9,v 1.5 1999/03/16 00:40:47 garbled Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
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.\" by Michael Graff.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
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.\" Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
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.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
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.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
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.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
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.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
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.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
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.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd May 12, 1997
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.Dt LOG 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm log
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.Nd log a message from the kernel through the /dev/klog device
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <sys/syslog.h>
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.Ft void
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.Fo "log"
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.Fa "int level"
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.Fa "const char *format"
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.Fa "..."
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.Fc
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn log
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function allows the kernel to send messages to user processes listening
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on
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.Pa /dev/klog .
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Usually
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.Xr syslogd 8
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monitors
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.Pa /dev/klog
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for these messages and writes them to a log file.
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.Pp
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All messages are logged using facility
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.Dv LOG_KERN .
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See
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.Xr syslog 3
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for a listing of log levels.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr syslog 3 ,
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.Xr syslogd 8
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