diff -r 0f34cf81b9f1 -r 6b27d7010bd4 pvl/syslog/args.py
--- a/pvl/syslog/args.py	Sat Jan 12 21:42:03 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/syslog/args.py	Sat Jan 12 21:48:33 2013 +0200
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
     syslog.add_option('--syslog-facility',      metavar='FACILITY',
             help="Set/filter by given facility")
 
+    syslog.add_option('--syslog-severity',      metavar='SEVERITY',
+            help="Set given facility")
+
     syslog.add_option('--syslog-prog',          metavar='PROG',     default=prog,
             help="Filter by given prog: %default")
 
@@ -74,12 +77,14 @@
     parser = SyslogParser(
         raw         = options.syslog_raw,
         facility    = options.syslog_facility,
+        severity    = options.syslog_severity,
     )
 
     filter = SyslogFilter(
         # glob pattern
         prog        = options.syslog_prog,
         facility    = options.syslog_facility,
+        #severity   = options.sylog_severity,   # XXX: match as greater-than?
     )
 
     # polling