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Redirect STDOUT and STDERR into syslog, using "logger", and bash process substitution
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| # Redirect STDOUT/STDERR into syslog | |
| exec > >(logger -p user.info) 2> >(logger -p user.warn) |
If you add another "exec " in front of the logger call, you avoid one additional Bash process staying alive all the time (you can see it with pstree). Like this:
exec > >(exec logger -p user.info) 2> >(logger -p user.warn)
@mpdude: the entire concept only works with bash (not with sh), since it uses "Process Substitution" which is a Bash-only feature.
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@shribe Thank you! Exactly what I needed.