$level()

DESCRIPTION
    returns the current script's severity level
    (EMERG, ALERT, CRIT, ERR, WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG)

SYNOPSIS
    $level()

ARGUMENTS
    none

EXAMPLES

        begin
                if $level() !~~ "emerg|alert"
                        =checkpoint(=lalim)
                fi

        rule
                if    $level() =~~ "emerg|alert"        // alert == urgent
                   && $inlin =~~ "=redflags"
                        leave
                elsif $level() =~~ "critical"
                   && $inlin =~~ "=yellowflags"
                        leave
                elsif $alarm() eq "ScanDmesg"
                   && $inlin =~~ "=redflags|=yellowflags"
                        leave
                else
                        next
                fi

        [proceed with analyzing the current logfile line ...]

        begin
                ...
                // set the reporting period
#if missioncritical
                if $level() =~~ "emerg"
                        set #period =  60       // every  60 minutes
                elsif $level() =~~ "alert"
                        set #period = 120       // every 120 minutes
                else
                        set #period = 240       // every 240 minutes
                fi
#else
                if $level() =~~ "emerg"
                        set #period = 120       // every 120 minutes
                elsif $level() =~~ "alert"
                        set #period = 240       // every 240 minutes
                else
                        set #period = 24*60     // once daily
                fi
#endif
                ...

        ...

        rule
                =periodically(=psheader output mail $inlin, , #period)

SEE ALSO
    #level()
    $alert()
    $alarm()
    $status()
    $task()
    $lpcmd()
    $mailcmd()

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