| -4 | Force logger to use IPv4 addresses only. |
| -6 | Force logger to use IPv6 addresses only. |
| -A | By default, logger tries to send the message to only one address, even if the host has more than one A or AAAA record. If this option is specified, logger tries to send the message to all addresses. |
| -i | Log the process id of the logger process with each line. |
| -s | Log the message to standard error, as well as the system log. |
| -f file |
| | Log the specified file. |
| -h host |
| | Send the message to the remote system host instead of logging it locally. |
| -p pri | Enter the message with the specified priority. The priority may be specified numerically or as a ‘‘facility.level’’ pair. For example, ‘‘-p local3.info’’ logs the message(s) as info rmational level in the local3 facility. The default is ‘‘user.notice.’’ |
| -t tag | Mark every line in the log with the specified tag. |
| message |
| | Write the message to log; if not specified, and the -f flag is not provided, standard input is logged. |
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