DMESG(8)                                                              DMESG(8)



NAME
       dmesg - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/dmesg [ - ]

DESCRIPTION
       N.B.:  _D_m_e_s_g  is  obsoleted by _s_y_s_l_o_g_d(8) for maintenance of the system
       error log.

       _D_m_e_s_g looks in a system buffer for recently printed diagnostic messages
       and prints them on the standard output.  The messages are those printed
       or logged by the system when errors occur.  If the  -  flag  is  given,
       then  _d_m_e_s_g  computes  (incrementally)  the new messages since the last
       time it was run and places these on the standard output.

FILES
       /usr/adm/msgbuf     scratch file for memory of - option

SEE ALSO
       syslogd(8)



4th Berkeley Distribution        May 19, 1986                         DMESG(8)