SYSLOGD(8) UNIX System Manager's Manual SYSLOGD(8)
NAME
syslogd - log systems messages
SYNOPSIS
syslogd [-f config_file] [-m mark_interval] [-p log_socket]
DESCRIPTION
Syslogd reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other
machines and/or users as specified by its configuration file. The options 
are as follows:
-f Specify the pathname of an alternate configuration file; the default 
is /etc/syslog.conf.
-m Select the number of minutes between ``mark'' messages; the default 
is 20 minutes.
-p Specify the pathname of an alternate log socket; the default is
/dev/log.
Syslogd reads its configuration file when it starts up and whenever it
receives a hangup signal. For information on the format of the 
configuration file, see syslog.conf(5).
Syslogd reads messages from the UNIX domain socket /dev/log, from an 
Internet domain socket specified in /etc/services, and from the special 
device /dev/klog (to read kernel messages).
Syslogd creates the file /var/run/syslog.pid, and stores its process id
there. This can be used to kill or reconfigure syslogd.
The message sent to syslogd should consist of a single line. The message
can contain a priority code, which should be a preceding decimal number
in angle braces, for example, `<5.>' This priority code should map into
the priorities defined in the include file .
FILES
/etc/syslog.conf The configuration file.
/var/run/syslog.pid The process id of current syslogd.
/dev/log Name of the UNIX domain datagram log socket.
/dev/klog The kernel log device.
SEE ALSO
logger(1), syslog(3), services(5), syslog.conf(5)
HISTORY
The syslogd command appeared in 4.3BSD.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution March 16, 1991 1