% DLT-SYSTEM(1)
# NAME
**dlt-system** - DLT system logging process
# SYNOPSIS
**dlt-system** \[**-h**\] \[**-d**\] \[**-c** filename\]
#DESCRIPTION
The DLT system logging process is the central application, which logs system information from the platform. It provides the features
filetransfer, syslog adapater, logging of any kind of files and
procfilesystem logger. The individual features can be enabled and
disabled in the configuration file.
dlt-system loads by default the configuration file /etc/dlt-system.conf.
## OPTIONS
-h
: Display a short help text.
-d
: Daemonize, needed in System V init systems.
-c
: Load an alternative configuration file. By default the configuration file /etc/dlt.conf is loaded.
# EXAMPLES
Start DLT system with custom configuration:
**dlt-system -c ~/my-configuration.cfg**
# EXIT STATUS
Non zero is returned in case of failure.
# AUTHOR
Alexander Wenzel (alexander.aw.wenzel (at) bmw (dot) de)
# COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2015 BMW AG. License MPL-2.0: Mozilla Public License version 2.0 .
# BUGS
See Github issue:
# SEE ALSO
**dlt-system.conf(5)**, **dlt-daemon(1)**