LR_LOG2MAIL.IN(1)

📦 version 2.1.1, in arch rolling

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so bestie, this is the LR_LOG2MAIL.IN(1) page from LogReport's Lire Documentation, and the command is lr_log2mail — send a report generated from a log file by email. periodt. 💌

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the synopsis, exactly as written, no edits:

lr_log2mail [options] service addresses...

lr_log2report --version

lr_log2report --help [dlf-converters|output-formats|report-templates]

💅 OPTIONS 💅

okay the flags, let's go:

  • --help [section] — If no argument is given, prints usage information and exits. Argument can be one of the following:
    • dlf-converters — Prints the list of available DLF converters and exits.
    • output-formats — Prints the list of available output formats and exits.
    • report-templates — Prints the list of available report templates and exits.
  • --version — Prints Lire's version and exits. slay.
  • --output-format|-o output format — Selects the output format in which to generate the report.
  • --template name — Uses the report configuration named name to generate the report.
  • --log-file logfile — Selects the log file that should be processed instead of STDIN.
  • --subject|-s subject — Sets the subject of the email message. Defaults to 'Your format report'.
  • --extra-file file — An additional text file that will be sent along the report. If the output format is txt, it will be appended to the report.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The lr_log2mail command is similar to the lr_log2report(1) command with the difference that the report is sent by email. The log file is read from STDIN or from the file specified using the --log-file option. The format of the log file is specified using the dlf_converter argument. Use the --help-dlf-converters option to get a list of all currently available DLF converters. All remaining arguments are interpreted as email addresses to which to send the report. In case the log is passed in a compressed format, it's uncompressed on the fly, using gzip(1).

The report will be encapsulated in a MIME email appropriate for the output format. For example, ASCII reports will be sent inline, PDF reports will be sent as a file attachment and HTML reports should appear inline in a HTML-capable mail reader. it's giving “we know what your mail client can handle,” and honestly? iconic.

The From and Reply-To headers in the outgoing emails are set to the values of the lr_mail_from and lr_mail_replyto configuration variables.

🌸 EXAMPLE 🌸

for example, bestie:

% lr_log2mail -s "bind8 report" bind8_query \
    root "Joe User <joe@example.com>" < /var/log/query.log

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

go read these too, no cap:

👑 AUTHORS 👑

  • Joost van Baal <joostvb@logreport.org>
  • Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>

⭐ VERSION ⭐

the version line is literally:

$Id: lr_log2mail.in,v 1.60 2006/07/23 13:16:33 vanbaal Exp $

legal text, verbatim so nobody comes for me:

Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation
LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is part of Lire.

Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

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