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= OpenWrt Logging =
The {{{logger}}} application provided by busybox can send messages to the system log:
{{{
logger foo
logger -s foo # log to system log and console
logger -t tag # log with a specific tag (defaults to user name)
}}}

To access the '''system log''' you need a utility such as '''syslogd''' or '''logread''' (also provided by busybox):
 * syslogd - daemon that runs in the background that can direct system log to a file (defaults to /var/log/messages) and/or the network
 * logread - application that will dump the current system log ring buffer:
{{{
logread # dump the current system log ring buffer
logread -f # dump all new messages to the system log
}}}