.TH initlog 8 "Sun Jan 24 1999"
.SH NAME
initlog \- log messages and events to the system logger
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B initlog
[\-cefnprs] [\-\-cmd=ARG] [\-\-event=ARG] [\-\-facility=ARG]
[\-\-name=ARG] [\-\-priority=ARG] [\-\-run=ARG] [\-\-string=ARG]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBinitlog\fR logs messages and events to the system logger.
It is mainly designed for use in init scripts.

.SS OPTIONS
.TP
.I "\-c, \-\-cmd=[program]"
Execute the specified program, logging anything output to
stdout or stderr.
.TP
.I "\-e, \-\-event=[number]"
Logs that the specified event happened. Usually used in conjuction
with \fB\-\-name\fR. Currently specified events are:
.nf
 \fB1\fR  the action completed successfully
 \fB2\fR  the action failed
 \fB3\fR  the action was cancelled at user request
 \fB4\fR  the action failed due to the failure of a dependent action
.TP
.I "\-f, \-\-facility=[facility]"

Log at the specified syslog facility. The default
is \fBdaemon\fR (see syslog(3)).
.TP
.I "\-n, \-\-name=[string]"
Log the event under the specified string, such as
"inetd".
.TP
.I "\-p, \-\-priority=[priority]"
Log at the specified syslog priority. The default
is \fBnotice\fR (see syslog(3)).
.TP
.I "\-r, \-\-run=[program]"
Execute the specified program, with an open file
descriptor so that the program can pass back
commands to initlog.
.TP
.I "\-s, \-\-string=[string]
Log the specified string to the logger.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
syslog(3), logger(1)