logTest command

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logTest command

The logTest command reads a script of logging messages to be sent to the logdaemon and sends the messages at the specified times and as the specified process.

Synopsis

logTest [-s dir ] [-v] [-x] [file...]

Description

This command allows a repeatable sequence of messages to be sent through the logging and alerting system for test purposes.

Parameters for this command are described in the following table:

Parameter	Description	Comments
-s dir	Specifies the directory in which the systemLog.h file resides	—
-v	Increases verbosity when processing messages	—
-x	Supresses transmission to the logdaemon	Automatically implies -v so that something happens

The format of the messages to logTest is:

{interval} {dst} {priority} {process} {index} [arg arg...]

The parts of a message are described in the following table:

Message part	Description	Comments
interval	Number of seconds since the last message was logged	—
dst	Destination flag based on possible destinations specified by the Config and log.h files	Should be a numeric value, such as 0x01
priority	Priority of the message	Values range from 0 to 4
process	Name of the process to be listed as sender	—
index	Index of log message	This can be: An absolute numeric value A symbolic value of the form log MODULE ( index ), for example `logGEN(20)` A symbolic form, such as the symbolic names found in the logCLASS.h header files, for example `SYSMSG`
arg arg ...	Arguments associated with the message	Number of arguments must match the number required by the specific log message or the resulting information in the logging data file is not expandable

Note:
To use symbolic values, logTest must have access to the systemLog.h file.