NAME
    initlog - log messages and events to the system logger

SYNOPSIS
    initlog  [-cefnpqrs] [--cmd=ARG]  [--event=ARG]  [--facility=ARG]
    [--name=ARG] [--priority=ARG] [--run=ARG] [--string=ARG]

DESCRIPTION
    initlog logs messages and events to the system logger. It is mainly
    designed  for use in init scripts. initlog reads a configuration file
    /etc/initlog.conf by default, to determine its settings. Any line pre-
    ceded with a # is a comment, and the following configuration directives
    are recognized:

    facility <logging facility>
    Sets the default logging facility

    priority <logging priority>
    Sets the default logging priority

    ignore <regexp>
    Messages that match the regular expression will not be logged.

    initlog behavior can also be configured by command-line options.

 OPTIONS
    -c, --cmd=[program]
    Execute the specified program, logging anything output to stdout
    or stderr.

    -e, --event=[number]
    Logs that the specified event happened. Used in conjuction with
    --name. Currently specified events are:
     1 the action completed successfully
     2 the action failed
     3 the action was cancelled at user request
     4 the action failed due to the failure of a dependent action

    -f, --facility=[facility]
    Log at the specified syslog facility. The default is daemon (see
    syslog(3)).

    -n, --name=[string]
    Log the event under the specified string, such as "inetd".

    -p, --priority=[priority]
    Log at the specified syslog priority. The default is notice (see
    syslog(3)).

    -q   Do not print the program's output, unless it exits with a non-
    zero exit code.

    -r, --run=[program]
    Execute the specified program, with an open file descriptor so
    that the program can pass back commands to initlog.

    -s, --string=[string]
    Log the specified string to the logger.

    --conf=[file]
    Specifies an alternate configuration file.

FILES
    /etc/initlog.conf

SEE ALSO
    syslog(3),logger(1)