journalctl: add --system/--user flags

[elogind.git] / man / journalctl.xml

diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 62373d88aba1486c2293990053d384c1f39c64d1..66100816ae4070c4ce7bce35dc60da32ad733fb8 100644 (file)
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
                 <cmdsynopsis>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
                 <cmdsynopsis>

-                        <command>journalctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">MATCHES</arg></command>
+                        <command>journalctl</command>
+                        <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+                        <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">MATCHES</arg>

                 </cmdsynopsis>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
                 </cmdsynopsis>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 


@@ -114,8 +116,8 @@
 
                 <variablelist>
                         <varlistentry>
 
                 <variablelist>
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--help</option></term>

                                 <term><option>-h</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-h</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--help</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Prints a short help
                                 text and exits.</para></listitem>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Prints a short help
                                 text and exits.</para></listitem>


@@ -136,8 +138,15 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--all</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--full</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Show all (printable) fields in
+                                full.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>

                                 <term><option>-a</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-a</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--all</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Show all fields in
                                 full, even if they include unprintable
 
                                 <listitem><para>Show all fields in
                                 full, even if they include unprintable


@@ -146,8 +155,8 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--follow</option></term>

                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--follow</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Show only the most recent
                                 journal entries, and continuously print
 
                                 <listitem><para>Show only the most recent
                                 journal entries, and continuously print


@@ -156,19 +165,34 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--lines=</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-e</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--pager-end</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Immediately jump to
+                                the end of the journal inside the
+                                implied pager tool. This implies
+                                <option>-n1000</option> to guarantee
+                                that the pager won't buffer logs of
+                                unbounded size. This may be overridden
+                                with an explicit <option>-n</option>
+                                with some other numeric value on the
+                                command line. Note that this option is
+                                only supported for the
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>less</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                                pager.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>

                                 <term><option>-n</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-n</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--lines=</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>


@@ -181,8 +205,16 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--output=</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-r</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--reverse</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Reverse output, so the newest
+                                entries are displayed first.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>

                                 <term><option>-o</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-o</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--output=</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls the
                                 formatting of the journal entries that
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls the
                                 formatting of the journal entries that


@@ -215,7 +247,10 @@
                                 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


@@ -233,8 +268,32 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-x</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--catalog</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Augment log lines with
+                                explanation texts from the message
+                                catalog. This will add explanatory
+                                help texts to log messages in the
+                                output where this is available. These
+                                short help texts will explain the
+                                context of an error or log event,
+                                possible solutions, as well as
+                                pointers to support forums, developer
+                                documentation and any other relevant
+                                manuals. Note that help texts are not
+                                available for all messages, but only
+                                for selected ones. For more
+                                information on the message catalog
+                                please refer to the <ulink
+                                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/catalog">Message
+                                Catalog Developer
+                                Documentation</ulink>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>

                                 <term><option>-q</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-q</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--quiet</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Suppresses any warning
                                 message regarding inaccessible system
 
                                 <listitem><para>Suppresses any warning
                                 message regarding inaccessible system


@@ -243,8 +302,8 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--merge</option></term>

                                 <term><option>-m</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-m</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--merge</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Show entries
                                 interleaved from all available
 
                                 <listitem><para>Show entries
                                 interleaved from all available


@@ -253,32 +312,54 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--this-boot</option></term>

                                 <term><option>-b</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-b</option></term>

+                                <term><option>--this-boot</option></term>

 
                                 <listitem><para>Show data only from
 
                                 <listitem><para>Show data only from

-                                current boot.</para></listitem>
+                                current boot. This will add a match
+                                for <literal>_BOOT_ID=</literal> for
+                                the current boot ID of the
+                                kernel.</para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--cursor=</option></term>
-                                <term><option>-c</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-k</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--dmesg</option></term>

 
 

-                                <listitem><para>Jump to the location
-                                in the journal specified by the passed
-                                cursor.</para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>Show kernel messages from
+                                current boot. This implies <option>-b</option>
+                                and adds the match <literal>_TRANSPORT=kernel</literal>.
+                                </para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>

-                                <term><option>--directory=</option></term>
-                                <term><option>-D</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-u</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--unit=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Show messages for the
+                                specified systemd unit. This will add
+                                a match for messages from the unit
+                                (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=</literal>)
+                                and additional matches for messages
+                                from systemd and messages about
+                                coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
+                                <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>

 
 

-                                <listitem><para>Takes an absolute
-                                directory path as argument. If
-                                specified journalctl will operate on the
-                                specified journal directory instead of
-                                the default runtime and system journal
-                                paths.</para></listitem>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--user-unit=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Show messages for the
+                                specified user session unit. This will
+                                add a match for messages from the unit
+                                (<literal>_SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT=</literal>
+                                and <literal>_UID=</literal>) and
+                                additional matches for messages from
+                                session systemd and messages about
+                                coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
+                                <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.
+                                </para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -310,7 +391,100 @@
                                 are shown. If a range is specified all
                                 messages within the range are shown,
                                 including both the start and the end
                                 are shown. If a range is specified all
                                 messages within the range are shown,
                                 including both the start and the end

-                                value of the range.</para></listitem>
+                                value of the range. This will add
+                                <literal>PRIORITY=</literal> matches
+                                for the specified
+                                priorities.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>-c</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--cursor=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Start showing entries
+                                from the location in the journal
+                                specified by the passed
+                                cursor.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--since=</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--until=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Start showing entries
+                                on or newer than the specified date,
+                                or on or older than the specified
+                                date, respectively. Date specifications should be of
+                                the format "2012-10-30 18:17:16". If
+                                the time part is omitted, 00:00:00 is
+                                assumed. If only the seconds component
+                                is omitted, :00 is assumed. If the
+                                date component is omitted, the
+                                current day is assumed. Alternatively
+                                the strings
+                                <literal>yesterday</literal>,
+                                <literal>today</literal>,
+                                <literal>tomorrow</literal> are
+                                understood, which refer to 00:00:00 of
+                                the day before the current day, the
+                                current day, or the day after the
+                                current day, respectively. <literal>now</literal>
+                                refers to the current time. Finally,
+                                relative times may be specified,
+                                prefixed with <literal>-</literal> or
+                                <literal>+</literal>, referring to
+                                times before or after the current
+                                time, respectively.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>-F</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--field=</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>--system</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--user</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Show messages from
+                                system services and the kernel (with
+                                <option>--system</option>).  Show
+                                messages from service of current user
+                                (with <option>--user</option>).
+                                If neither is specified, show all
+                                messages that the user can see.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>-D</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--directory=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a
+                                directory path as argument. If
+                                specified journalctl will operate on the
+                                specified journal directory instead of
+                                the default runtime and system journal
+                                paths.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--root=<replaceable>ROOT</replaceable></option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a directory path
+                                as argument. If specified journalctl
+                                will operate on catalog file hierarchy
+                                underneath the specified directory
+                                instead of the root directory
+                                (e.g. <option>--update-catalog</option>
+                                will create
+                                <filename><replaceable>ROOT</replaceable>/var/lib/systemd/catalog/database</filename>).
+                                </para></listitem>

                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -346,6 +520,53 @@
                                 journal files.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 journal files.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 

+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--list-catalog
+                                <optional><replaceable>ID128...</replaceable></optional>
+                                </option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>List the contents of
+                                the message catalog, as table of
+                                message IDs plus their short
+                                description strings.</para>
+
+                                <para>If any
+                                <replaceable>ID128</replaceable>s are
+                                specified, only those entries are shown.
+                                </para>
+                                </listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--dump-catalog
+                                <optional><replaceable>ID128...</replaceable></optional>
+                                </option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Show the contents of
+                                the message catalog, with entries
+                                separated by a line consisting of two
+                                dashes and the id (the format is the
+                                same as <filename>.catalog</filename>
+                                files.</para>
+
+                                <para>If any
+                                <replaceable>ID128</replaceable>s are
+                                specified, only those entries are shown.
+                                </para>
+                                </listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--update-catalog</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Update the message
+                                catalog index. This command needs to
+                                be executed each time new catalog
+                                files are installed, removed or
+                                updated to rebuild the binary catalog
+                                index.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+

                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--setup-keys</option></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--setup-keys</option></term>
 


@@ -409,7 +630,7 @@
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Environment</title>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Environment</title>
 

-                <variablelist>
+                <variablelist class='environment-variables'>

                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>$SYSTEMD_PAGER</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>Pager to use when
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>$SYSTEMD_PAGER</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>Pager to use when


@@ -455,7 +676,7 @@
 
                 <programlisting>journalctl /usr/bin/dbus-daemon</programlisting>
 
 
                 <programlisting>journalctl /usr/bin/dbus-daemon</programlisting>
 

-                <para>Show all logs of the kernel device node <filename>/dev/sda</filename>:</para>
+                <para>Show all logs of the kernel device node <filename noindex='true'>/dev/sda</filename>:</para>

 
                 <programlisting>journalctl /dev/sda</programlisting>
 
 
                 <programlisting>journalctl /dev/sda</programlisting>