Index: filed.1
==================================================================
--- filed.1
+++ filed.1
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@
 entries are made for various stages in transfering files.
 The log file is opened before switching users (see "-u")
 and root directories (see "-r").  The log file is never
 closed so log rotation without stopping the daemon is will
 not work.  The value of "-" indicates that standard output
-should be used for logging.
+should be used for logging.  If the filename begins with a "|"
+then a process is started and used for logging instead of a
+file.
 
 .TP
 .B -u (or --user)
 Specifies the user to switch user IDs to before servicing
 requests.  The default is not change user IDs.

Index: filed.c
==================================================================
--- filed.c
+++ filed.c
@@ -435,10 +435,13 @@
 static FILE *filed_log_open(const char *file) {
 	FILE *retval;
 
 	if (strcmp(file, "-") == 0) {
 		retval = stdout;
+	} else if (file[0] == '|') {
+		file++;
+		retval = popen(file, "w");
 	} else {
 		retval = fopen(file, "a+");
 	}
 
 	return(retval);
@@ -1091,11 +1094,13 @@
 		fprintf(output, "                    entries are made for various stages in transfering files.\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                    The log file is opened before switching users (see \"-u\")\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                    and root directories (see \"-r\").  The log file is never\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                    closed so log rotation without stopping the daemon is will\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                    not work.  The value of \"-\" indicates that standard output\n");
-		fprintf(output, "                    should be used for logging.  The default is \"%s\".\n", LOG_FILE);
+		fprintf(output, "                    should be used for logging.  If the filename begins with a \"|\"\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    then a process is started and used for logging instead of a\n");
+		fprintf(output, "                    file.  The default is \"%s\".\n", LOG_FILE);
 #ifdef FILED_DONT_LOG
 		fprintf(output, "                    Note that logging is completely disabled so this option does\n");
 		fprintf(output, "                    nothing in this build.\n");
 #endif
 		fprintf(output, "\n");