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hi could anyone tell me where will be the log files stored after taking a message using the logger command.I mean where will be the log message be stored,the location. Another question is what is the use of log files wat actually should be in the content of the log files, Just wanted to know as I'm very new to the linux.please reply as soon as possible

Name: David Perry
Date: April 12, 2004 at 12:57:42 Pacific

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# logger "this is a test" ; tail -20 /var/log/messages | grep "this is a test" Apr 12 14:56:54 usdagp1y root: this is a test

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sed or awk command

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