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diff --git a/man/systemd-cat.xml b/man/systemd-cat.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aff295b --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd-cat.xml @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> +<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later --> + +<refentry id="systemd-cat" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd-cat</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd-cat</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd-cat</refname> + <refpurpose>Connect a pipeline or program's output with the journal</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>systemd-cat <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg>COMMAND</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGUMENTS</arg></command> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>systemd-cat <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg></command> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>systemd-cat</command> may be used to connect the + standard input and output of a process to the journal, or as a + filter tool in a shell pipeline to pass the output the previous + pipeline element generates to the journal.</para> + + <para>If no parameter is passed, <command>systemd-cat</command> + will write everything it reads from standard input (stdin) to the + journal.</para> + + <para>If parameters are passed, they are executed as command line + with standard output (stdout) and standard error output (stderr) + connected to the journal, so that all it writes is stored in the + journal.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>The following options are understood:</para> + + <variablelist> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-t</option></term> + <term><option>--identifier=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Specify a short string that is used to + identify the logging tool. If not specified, no identification + string is written to the journal.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-p</option></term> + <term><option>--priority=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Specify the default priority level for the + logged messages. Pass one of + <literal>emerg</literal>, + <literal>alert</literal>, + <literal>crit</literal>, + <literal>err</literal>, + <literal>warning</literal>, + <literal>notice</literal>, + <literal>info</literal>, + <literal>debug</literal>, or a + value between 0 and 7 (corresponding to the same named + levels). These priority values are the same as defined by + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Defaults to <literal>info</literal>. Note that this simply + controls the default, individual lines may be logged with + different levels if they are prefixed accordingly. For details, + see <option>--level-prefix=</option> below.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--stderr-priority=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Specifies the default priority level for + messages from the process's standard error output (stderr). + Usage of this option is the same as the + <option>--priority=</option> option, above, and both can be + used at once. When both are used, <option>--priority=</option> + will specify the default priority for standard output (stdout). + </para> + + <para>If <option>--stderr-priority=</option> is not specified, + messages from stderr will still be logged, with the same + default priority level as stdout.</para> + + <para>Also, note that when stdout and stderr use the same + default priority, the messages will be strictly ordered, + because one channel is used for both. When the default priority + differs, two channels are used, and so stdout messages will not + be strictly ordered with respect to stderr messages - though + they will tend to be approximately ordered.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--level-prefix=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Controls whether lines read are parsed for + syslog priority level prefixes. If enabled (the default), a + line prefixed with a priority prefix such as + <literal><5></literal> is logged at priority 5 + (<literal>notice</literal>), and similar for the other + priority levels. Takes a boolean argument.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Exit status</title> + + <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code + otherwise.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + + <example> + <title>Invoke a program</title> + + <para>This calls <filename index="false">/bin/ls</filename> + with standard output and error connected to the journal:</para> + + <programlisting># systemd-cat ls</programlisting> + </example> + + <example> + <title>Usage in a shell pipeline</title> + + <para>This builds a shell pipeline also invoking + <filename>/bin/ls</filename> and writes the output it generates + to the journal:</para> + + <programlisting># ls | systemd-cat</programlisting> + </example> + + <para>Even though the two examples have very similar effects the + first is preferable since only one process is running at a time, + and both stdout and stderr are captured while in the second + example, only stdout is captured.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>logger</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |