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                                 <term><option>--lines=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-n</option></term>
 
                                 <term><option>--lines=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-n</option></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Controls the number of
-                                journal lines to show, counting from
-                                the most recent ones. The argument is
-                                optional, and if specified is a
-                                positive integer. If not specified and
-                                in follow mode defaults to 10. If this
-                                option is not passed and follow mode
-                                is not enabled, how many lines are
-                                shown is not
-                                limited.</para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>Show the most recent
+                                journal events and limit the number of
+                                events shown. If
+                                <option>--follow</option> is used,
+                                this option is implied. The argument,
+                                a positive integer, is optional, and
+                                defaults to 10. </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 information). <literal>json</literal>
                                 formats entries as JSON data
                                 structures, one per
                                 information). <literal>json</literal>
                                 formats entries as JSON data
                                 structures, one per
-                                line. <literal>json-pretty</literal>
+                                line (see <ulink
+                                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/json">Journal
+                                JSON Format</ulink> for more
+                                information). <literal>json-pretty</literal>
                                 also formats entries as JSON data
                                 structures, but formats them in
                                 multiple lines in order to make them
                                 also formats entries as JSON data
                                 structures, but formats them in
                                 multiple lines in order to make them
                                 time, respectively.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 time, respectively.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--field=</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-F</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Print all possible
+                                data values the specified field can
+                                take in all entries of the
+                                journal.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--directory=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-D</option></term>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--directory=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-D</option></term>