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+/*-*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-*/
+
+/***
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
+
+ systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "log.h"
+#include "sd-journal.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+ unsigned n = 0;
+ sd_journal *j;
+
+ log_set_max_level(LOG_DEBUG);
+
+ assert_se(sd_journal_open(&j, SD_JOURNAL_LOCAL_ONLY) >= 0);
+
+ assert_se(sd_journal_add_match(j, "_TRANSPORT=syslog", 0) >= 0);
+ assert_se(sd_journal_add_match(j, "_UID=0", 0) >= 0);
+
+ SD_JOURNAL_FOREACH_BACKWARDS(j) {
+ const void *d;
+ size_t l;
+
+ assert_se(sd_journal_get_data(j, "MESSAGE", &d, &l) >= 0);
+
+ printf("%.*s\n", (int) l, (char*) d);
+
+ n ++;
+ if (n >= 10)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ sd_journal_close(j);
+ return 0;
+}