log2mail(8)
NAME
log2mail runs as a daemon matching patterns in files and sending mail
if a match occurs
SYNOPSIS
log2mail [-N] [-R] [-l] [-f config-file]
log2mail -V
log2mail -h
DESCRIPTION
log2mail is configured by a config file (see below). It matches each
line added to a given file against patterns for this file and sends
mail to a named recepient, if the pattern matches. Because of limitations to the select()-system call, log2mail scans files every second.
Log2mail waits a number of seconds before it'll send a message, and if
this specific pattern is matched again, it waits another number of seconds, specified like the first one in the config file.
log2mail runs as a daemon (if started without the -N option, see
below). In daemon mode, log2mail logs using the syslog DAEMON facility
(/var/log/daemon.log in Debian).
OPTIONS
-h display a short help and exit
-V display version information and exit
-N do not fork into background, log to STDERR
-l write a log entry for every mail message sent
-R read directory recursive in config dir
- -f config-file
- use config-file instead of the default /etc/log2mail.conf. You may specify a directory instead of a file: All files in the directory will be read (without reasonable exceptions, see source). See log2mail.conf(5) for a description of the format.
FILES
/etc/log2mail.conf
a message template file
HINTS
To increase the amount of information printed by log2mail, compile with
the DEBUG option (see source code).
AUTHOR
Michael Krax <mk-log2mail@krax.net>
SEE ALSO
- regex (7), log2mail.conf (5)