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journalctl: add --system/--user flags
[elogind.git] / man / journalctl.xml
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@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 
         <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>
 
                                 kernel.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>-k</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--dmesg</option></term>
+
+                                <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>
                                 <term><option>-u</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--unit=</option></term>
                                 (<literal>_SYSTEMD_UNIT=</literal>)
                                 and additional matches for messages
                                 from systemd and messages about
-                                coredumps for the specified unit.
+                                coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
+                                <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.
                                 </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 and <literal>_UID=</literal>) and
                                 additional matches for messages from
                                 session systemd and messages about
-                                coredumps for the specified unit.
+                                coredumps for the specified unit.</para>
+                                <para>This parameter can be specified multiple times.
                                 </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 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 an absolute
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a
                                 directory path as argument. If
                                 specified journalctl will operate on the
                                 specified journal directory instead of
                                 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>
                                 <term><option>--new-id128</option></term>
 
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
-                                <term><option>--list-catalog</option></term>
+                                <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></listitem>
+                                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>
 
                 <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>