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.TH BOOTLOGD 8 "Aug 24, 1999" "" "Linux System Administrator's Manual"
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bootlogd \- record boot messages
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.RB [ " -p pidfile " ]
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\fBBootlogd\fP runs in the background and copies all strings sent to the
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\fI/dev/console\fP device to a logfile. If the logfile is not accessible,
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the messages will be buffered in-memory until it is.
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Do not fork and run in the background.
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If there is an existing logfile called \fIlogfile\fP rename it to
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\fIlogfile~\fP unless \fIlogfile~\fP already exists.
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Log to this logfile. The default is \fI/var/log/boot.log\fP.
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Put process-id in this file. The default is no pidfile.
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There is no standard way to find out the real console device if you have
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a new-style \fI/dev/console\fP device (major 5, minor 1). \fBBootlogd\fP
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might have some difficulties to do this, especially under very old
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Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl