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On 11/8/2017 3:26 PM, Ernie Luzar wrote:
> Hello list;
> 
> I have a sh script that I use echo "message text" and it shows on the 
> terminal console that started the script. Thats ok, but I would like to 
> also have that same message posted the syslog.

The logger command, using the -s option, may be helpful for what you want.