---
name: "logsumm"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "smail"
version: "3.2.0.115-7.1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/logsumm"
---

# logsumm(8)

generate a summary of the Smail log file(s).

## NAME

logsumm - generate a summary of the Smail log file(s).

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/lib/smail/logsumm** \[**-E**\] \[**-L** logsumm.awk \] \[**-t** tmpdir \] \[**-v**\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Logsumm* reads through a log file generated by [*smail*(8)](/smail/8.md) creates a summary of what it finds.

*Logsumm* is called from *chkerr*(8) with the **-Ev** options.

## FILES

- */etc/smail/config*

  The main Smail configuration file.  The runtime configuration specifies the actual location of the log file.

- */usr/lib/smail/logsumm.awk*

  This AWK program is the main part of *logsumm*, which is itself just a wrapper shell script which sets operating parameters for the AWK program and then feeds log files to it.

- */usr/sbin/smail*

  The default executable used for examining the runtime configuration.

- */var/log/smail/logfile*

  The default name for the transaction log file.  This can be changed in the Smail config file.

- */var/log/smail/logfile.0*

  Archived version of the transaction log file.  The directory /var/log/smail is always reset to be within the directory where the log file currently resides, and thus can be changed in the Smail config file.

- */var/mail/tmp*

  The default name for the temporary directory.

## SEE ALSO

[*awk*(1)](/awk/1.md), [*smail*(5)](/smail/5.md), *chkerr*(8), and [*smail*(8)](/smail/8.md).

## BUGS

The underlying AWK script which does the actual work will only process new-style (SMAIL\_LOG\_STYLE=2) log files.