diff --git a/doc/example_cmdlib.c b/doc/example_cmdlib.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of LVM2.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+ * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+ * of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include "lvm2cmd.h"
+
+/* All output gets passed to this function line-by-line */
+void test_log_fn(int level, const char *file, int line, const char *format)
+{
+	/* Extract and process output here rather than printing it */
+
+	if (level != 4)
+		return;
+
+	printf("%s\n", format);
+	return;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	void *handle;
+	int r;
+
+	lvm2_log_fn(test_log_fn);
+
+	handle = lvm2_init();
+
+	lvm2_log_level(handle, 1);
+	r = lvm2_run(handle, "vgs --noheadings vg1");
+
+	/* More commands here */
+
+	lvm2_exit(handle);
+
+	return r;
+}
+