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# write syslog

## Syntax

```
write syslog <file> <url>
```

## Syntax Description

<table><thead><tr><th width="203">Keyword</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>file</td><td>The name of the log file to be copied.</td></tr><tr><td>url</td><td>The location to where the log file is to be written.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Defaults

None; all parameters must be specified.

## Usage Guidelines

This command writes a system log file to a specificied network location.

A list of available system log files shown using the [show syslog ?](/island-router-cli-2.3.2/commands/show-syslog.md) command.

If the log file to be written is in a subdirectory, specify the subdirectory name before the file name, separated by a space.

Refer to the [URL Format](/island-router-cli-2.3.2/url-format.md) section of this document for more information on the syntax of the url parameter.

## Examples

```
write syslog update.log scp://jane@10.164.17.9/logs/
write syslog slog 20241029-140105 scp://jane@10.164.17.9/logs/
```

## Related Commands

{% content-ref url="/pages/uoSfg7pzZjhUhgKPr0tt" %}
[show syslog](/island-router-cli-2.3.2/commands/show-syslog.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/53mLrwVKtjS5UfQoPNed" %}
[clear syslog](/island-router-cli-2.3.2/commands/clear-syslog.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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