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Update with new details on the logger tool

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Signed-off-by: Joachim Wiberg <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Joachim Wiberg 2022-07-31 17:32:36 +02:00
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@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Table of Contents
* [Building from GIT](#building-from-git)
* [Origin & References](#origin--references)
> **Tip:** the Gentoo project has a very nice article detailing how to
> use and set up sysklogd ➤ <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sysklogd>
> **Tip:** the Gentoo project has a very nice article detailing sysklogd
> ➤ <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sysklogd>
Introduction
@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ with standard C-library implementations of the `syslog()` API (GLIBC,
musl libc, uClibc), `libsyslog` must be used in your application to
unlock the new [RFC5424][] `syslogp()` API.
The included `logger` tool can be used from the command line, or script,
to send RFC5424 formatted messages using `libsyslog` to `syslogd` for
local or remote logging.
The included `logger` tool is primarily made for use with sysklogd, but
can be used stand-alone too. It is not command line compatible with the
"standard" Linux logger tool from the bsdutils project. Instead it is
compatible with the actual BSD logger tool(s) -- only major difference
is its support for `-I PID`, similar to the bsdutils `--id=PID`. The
`logger` tool can be used from the command line, or script, to send both
RFC5424 (default) and old-style (BSD) RFC3164 formatted messages using
`libsyslog` to `syslogd` for local processing, or to a remote server.
Main differences from the original sysklogd package are:
@ -69,7 +74,8 @@ Main differences from the original sysklogd package are:
- Support for remote peer filtering, from FreeBSD
- Support for disabling DNS reverse lookups for each remote log message
- Support for FreeBSD Secure Mode, remote logging enabled by default(!)
- Includes a `logger` tool with RFC5424 capabilities (`msgid` etc.)
- Includes a fit for purpose `logger` tool, compatible with `syslogd`,
leveraging the full RFC5424 capabilities (`msgid` etc.)
- Includes a syslog library and system header replacement for logging
- FreeBSD socket receive buffer size patch
- Avoid blocking `syslogd` if console is backed up