NAME

       elog - utility program for Electronic Logbook ELOG

SYNOPSIS

       elog  -a attribute=value [ -e id ] [ -f file... ] -h host [ -l logbook ] [ -m textfile ] [ -p port ] [ -r
       id ] [ -s subdir ] [ -u username password ] [ -v ] [ -w password ] message  [ -x ]

DESCRIPTION

       The Electronic Logbook ELOG can be used to store and retrieve messages through a Web interface. Depending
       on the configuration, the ELOG system can host one or more logbooks which are stored in separate sections
       on the server.  elog is the standalone client program which can be used from the command line to interact
       with the ELOG daemon (elogd). The elog message can either be submitted  on  the  command  line  or  piped
       through  `stdin'  or  in  a  file  with  the `-m' flag.  For the former case, message with blanks must be
       enclosed in quotes.  Multiple attributes can be specified as well as several  attachments.  The  password
       must  match the write password defined on the server.  If user level access is defined on the server (via
       the `Password file' option), a valid user name / password pair must be specified with the `-u' option.

       The elog program makes it possible to submit logbook entries automatically by the system or from scripts.
       In some shift logbooks this feature is used to enter alarm messages automatically into the logbook.

OPTIONS

       elog accepts the following options:

       -a attribute=value
              set attribute to value

       -e id  edit existing message of id

       -f file...
              attach files while submitting

       -h host
              host where elogd is running

       -l logbook
              name of logbook or experiment

       -m textfile
              submit message from textfile

       -p port
              port where elogd is running

       -r id  reply to existing message of id

       -s dir directory where logbooks reside

       -u username password
              username and password

       -v     verbose output

       -w password
              write password defined on server

       -x     suppress email notification

SEE ALSO

       elogd(8).

       The full documentation for ELOG is maintained as an html manual.  You  can  reach  it  from  the  package
       document directory.

AUTHOR

       Written by Stefan Ritt <stefan.ritt@psi.ch>.

       This manual page was written by Recai Oktas <roktas@omu.edu.tr>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may
       be used by others).

                                                January 15, 2002                                         ELOG(1)