---
name: "lr_tag"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "20020214-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lr_tag"
---

# lr\_tag(1)

generate a unique tag for Lire jobs

## NAME

lr\_tag - generate a unique tag for Lire jobs

## SYNOPSIS

**lr\_tag**

## DESCRIPTION

**lr\_tag** prints a string like lr\_tag-20010528163114-12391, based on the current time and lr\_tag's pid, to stdout.  This string gets used to identify Lire jobs and files, and shows up in the Lire log.  Programs like [*lr\_spool*(1)](/lr_spool/1.md), [*lr\_log2mail*(1)](/lr_log2mail/1.md) and [*lr\_log2report*(1)](/lr_log2report/1.md) call lr\_tag.

## VERSION

This manpage: `$Id:` lr\_tag.pod,v 1.2 2001/08/25 19:58:45 flacoste Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html or write to the Free Software  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.

## AUTHOR

Joost van Baal \<joostvb@logreport.org\>