---
name: "logit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "finit"
version: "4.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/logit"
---

# logit(1)

Write log

## NAME

logit - Write log

## SYNOPSIS

**logit** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*MESSAGE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Write *MESSAGE* (or stdin) to syslog, or file (with logrotate)

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  This help text

- **-p** *PRIO*

  Priority (numeric or facility.level pair)

- **-t** *TAG*

  Log using the specified tag (defaults to user name)

- **-s**

  Log to stderr as well as the system log

- **-f** *FILE*

  File to write log messages to, instead of syslog

- **-n** *SIZE*

  Number of bytes before rotating, default: 200 kB

- **-r** *NUM*

  Number of rotated files to keep, default: 5

- **-v**

  Show program version

## AUTHOR

**logit** is written by Claudio Matsuoka ⟨cmatsuoka@\\:gmail.com⟩ and Joachim Nilsson ⟨troglobit@\\:gmail.com⟩.

This manual page was written by Yangfl ⟨mmyangfl@\\:gmail.com⟩ for the Debian Project (and may be used by others).