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diff --git a/man/machinectl.xml b/man/machinectl.xml
index eef1740f9..baa0e17e3 100644
--- a/man/machinectl.xml
+++ b/man/machinectl.xml
@@ -165,6 +165,34 @@
mount.
+
+
+
+
+
+ When used with
+ status, controls
+ the number of journal lines to show,
+ counting from the most recent
+ ones. Takes a positive integer
+ argument. Defaults to 10.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ When used with
+ status, controls
+ the formatting of the journal entries
+ that are shown. For the available
+ choices, see
+ journalctl1.
+ Defaults to
+ short.
+
+
@@ -189,12 +217,19 @@
Show terse runtime
status information about one or more
- virtual machines and containers. This
- function is intended to generate
- human-readable output. If you are
- looking for computer-parsable output,
- use show instead.
-
+ virtual machines and containers,
+ followed by the most recent log data
+ from the journal. This function is
+ intended to generate human-readable
+ output. If you are looking for
+ computer-parsable output, use
+ show instead. Note
+ that the log data shown is reported by
+ the virtual machine or container
+ manager, and frequently contains
+ console output of the machine, but not
+ necessarily journal contents of the
+ machine itself.