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+/** \file syslog.h
+\brief System logging capabilities
+
+The functions described here are interacting with the syslog_daemon, a server
+that provides the system logging capabilities.
+The log can be found in /var/log/syslog.
+*/
+
+/** \fn void closelog(void)
+\brief Closes the current log session
+*/
+
+/** \fn void openlog(const char *ident, int options, int facility)
+\brief Starts a log session, and sets some output options
+
+Like openlog_thread() this function defines the log session in thread context; the
+global options set by openlog_team() are not affected by this function.
+*/
+
+/** \fn int setlogmask(int priorityMask)
+\brief sets the logging priority mask
+*/
+
+/** \fn void syslog(int priority, const char *message, ...)
+\brief sends a message to the system log
+*/
+
+/** \fn void closelog_team(void)
+\brief Closes the log
+*/
+
+/** \fn void openlog_team(const char *ident, int logopt, int facility)
+\brief Starts a log session, and sets some output options
+
+This function defines the team-wide logging options. Thread local sessions
+started with openlog() or openlog_thread() will inherit the options of the
+global session.
+*/
+
+/** \fn void log_team(int priority, const char *message, ...)
+\brief sends a message to the system log
+*/
+
+/** \fn int setlogmask_team(int priorityMask)
+\brief sets the logging priority mask
+*/
+
+/** \fn void closelog_thread(void)
+\brief Closes the log
+*/
+
+/** \fn void openlog_thread(const char *ident, int logopt, int facility)
+\brief Starts a log session, and sets some output options
+*/
+
+/** \fn void log_thread(int priority, const char *message, ...)
+\brief sends a message to the system log
+*/
+
+/** \fn int setlogmask_thread(int priorityMask)
+\brief sets the logging priority mask
+*/