How can I log to a specific file in linux using logger command?

Question

I will run the following script:

#!/bin/bash
./myprogram

#get exit code
exitvalue=$?

#log exit code value to /var/log/messages
logger -s \"exit code of my prog         


        

Answer 1

I you can use cat - witch echoes your output then >> [file] witch prints the output to [file] inset of terminal so the command would be

cat - >> [file]

the down side is you have to use ctrl+C or ctrl+Z to exit logger is better for online code