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8.195. Sys::Syslog
Interfaces to Unix
syslog(3) program. Requires the file
syslog.ph, which must be created with
h2ph by your system administrator. Provides the
following four functions.
closelog |
closelog
Closes the log file.
openlog |
openlog ident, logopt, facility
Opens the log file. Takes the following arguments:ident
Prepended to every messagelogopt
Logging options, containing one or more of:cons
Writes messages to system console if they can't be
sent to syslogd
ndelay
Opens the connection immediatelynowait
Doesn't wait for child processes before logging
messages to the console
pid
Logs process IDfacility
Specifies the part of the system making the log entry
setlogmask |
setlogmask mask_priority
Sets log mask to mask_priority and returns
the old mask.
syslog |
syslog priority, mask, format, args
If priority and
mask permit, logs message formed as if by
sprintf(format,
args), with the addition that
%m is replaced with the current error message from
$!.
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