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diff --git a/man/sd_journal_open.xml b/man/sd_journal_open.xml
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@@ -118,6 +118,29 @@
for an example how to iterate through the journal
after opening it it with
sd_journal_open().
+
+ A journal context object returned by
+ sd_journal_open() references a
+ specific journal entry as current entry,
+ similar to a file seek index in a classic file system
+ file, but without absolute positions. It may be
+ altered with
+ sd_journal_next3
+ and
+ sd_journal_seek_head3
+ and related calls. The current entry position may be
+ exported in cursor strings, as accessible
+ via
+ sd_journal_get_cursor3. Cursor
+ strings may be used to globally identify a specific
+ journal entry in a stable way and then later to seek
+ to it (or if the specific entry is not available
+ locally, to its closest entry in time)
+ sd_journal_seek_cursor3.
+
+ Notification of journal changes is available via
+ sd_journal_get_fd() and related
+ calls.