gistfile1.sh

########## Syslog priorities ##########
CRIT="user.crit"
ERROR="user.err"
WARN="user.warn"
NOTICE="user.notice"
INFO="user.info"
DEBUG="user.debug"
#######################################

debug(){
  if [ -z $2 ] ; then
    lvl=0
  else
    lvl=$2
  fi
 
  if [[ $verb -gt $lvl ]] ; then
    echo $1
  fi
}

log(){
  PRIORITY=$1
  msg=${@}

  if [ -z $log ] ; then
    hash logger 2>/dev/null	
  	if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
  		log="true"
    else
    	log="false"
    fi
  fi

  if [[ $log == "true" ]] ; then
  	logger -t $0 -p $PRIORITY $msg
  	debug "${msg[@]}"
  else
  	debug "${msg[@]}"
  fi
}