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diff --git a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
index d751f9b85..7ac73ed66 100644
--- a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>systemd-journald.service</refname>
                 <refname>systemd-journald.socket</refname>
+                <refname>systemd-journald-dev-log.socket</refname>
                 <refname>systemd-journald</refname>
                 <refpurpose>Journal service</refpurpose>
         </refnamediv>
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
         <refsynopsisdiv>
                 <para><filename>systemd-journald.service</filename></para>
                 <para><filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename></para>
+                <para><filename>systemd-journald-dev-log.socket</filename></para>
                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald</filename></para>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -59,17 +61,17 @@
                 <title>Description</title>
 
                 <para><filename>systemd-journald</filename> is a
-                system service that collects and stores logging
-                data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed
-                journals based on logging information that is received
-                from the kernel, from user processes via the libc
+                system service that collects and stores logging data.
+                It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals
+                based on logging information that is received from the
+                kernel, from user processes via the libc
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-                call, from STDOUT/STDERR of system services or via its
-                native API. It will implicitly collect numerous meta
-                data fields for each log messages in a secure and
-                unfakeable way. See
+                call, from standard input and standard error of system
+                services or via its native API. It will implicitly
+                collect numerous metadata fields for each log
+                messages in a secure and unfakeable way. See
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-                for more information about the collected meta data.
+                for more information about the collected metadata.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>Log data collected by the journal is primarily
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
                 necessary. All objects stored in the journal can be up
                 to 2^64-1 bytes in size.</para>
 
-                <para>By default the journal stores log data in
+                <para>By default, the journal stores log data in
                 <filename>/run/log/journal/</filename>. Since
                 <filename>/run/</filename> is volatile, log data is
                 lost at reboot. To make the data persistent, it
@@ -142,11 +144,12 @@
                                 <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_syslog=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_kmsg=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_console=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>systemd.journald.forward_to_wall=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Enables/disables
                                 forwarding of collected log messages
-                                to syslog, the kernel log buffer or
-                                the system console.
+                                to syslog, the kernel log buffer, the
+                                system console or wall.
                                 </para>
 
                                 <para>See
@@ -191,6 +194,52 @@
                 directory.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Files</title>
+
+                <variablelist>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><filename>/etc/systemd/journald.conf</filename></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Configure
+                                <command>systemd-journald</command>
+                                behaviour. See
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><filename>/run/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/*.journal</filename></term>
+                                <term><filename>/run/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/*.journal~</filename></term>
+                                <term><filename>/var/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/*.journal</filename></term>
+                                <term><filename>/var/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/*.journal~</filename></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para><command>systemd-journald</command>
+                                writes entries to files in
+                                <filename>/run/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/</filename>
+                                or
+                                <filename>/var/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/</filename>
+                                with the <literal>.journal</literal>
+                                suffix. If the daemon is stopped
+                                uncleanly, or if the files are found
+                                to be corrupted, they are renamed
+                                using the <literal>.journal~</literal>
+                                suffix, and
+                                <command>systemd-journald</command>
+                                starts writing to a new
+                                file. <filename>/run</filename> is
+                                used when
+                                <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>
+                                is not available, or when
+                                <option>Storage=volatile</option> is
+                                set in the
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                                configuration file.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+                </variablelist>
+        </refsect1>
+
         <refsect1>
                 <title>See Also</title>
                 <para>
@@ -199,7 +248,8 @@
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-journal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setfacl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setfacl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <command>pydoc systemd.journal</command>.
                 </para>
         </refsect1>