Table 2. syslogd Startup Flags

Flag                        Description
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-m (minutes_btwn_marks)        Minutes between mark messages (timestamp-only
                               messages that, depending on your
                               viewpoint, either clarify or clutter
                               logs. A value of 0 signifies "no marks".
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-a (/additional/socket)        Used to specify additional sockets for
                               syslogd to listen for messages besides
                               /dev/log.
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-f (/path/to/syslog.conf)      Used to provide the path/name of
                               syslog.conf if different from /etc/syslog.conf.
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-r                             Listen for syslog messages from remote
                               hosts.
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